What color is #927E98?

#927E98 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927E98?

The RGB value is 146, 126, 152: 146 red, 126 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927E98?

The complementary color is #84987E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927E98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927E98 color

#927E98 rgb(146, 126, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #927E98 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 49.4% green and 59.6% blue (146, 126, 152).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#927E98 color codes

HEX	`#927E98`
RGB	`rgb(146, 126, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 49.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.38, 12.61, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.38, 16.81, 318.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.982, 23.3, 32.881)`
Decimal	`9600664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927E98, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #927E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #927E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927e98; }
.text { color: #927e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 126 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927e98, #987e91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #927E98?: #927E98 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927E98?: The RGB value is 146, 126, 152: 146 red, 126 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927E98?: The complementary color is #84987E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927E98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.