What color is #927EA8?

#927EA8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927EA8?

The RGB value is 146, 126, 168: 146 red, 126 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927EA8?

The complementary color is #94A87E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927EA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927EA8 color

#927EA8 rgb(146, 126, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #927EA8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 49.4% green and 65.9% blue (146, 126, 168).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#927EA8 color codes

HEX	`#927EA8`
RGB	`rgb(146, 126, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 49.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, 16.04, -19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 25.24, 309.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.381, 23.86, 40.254)`
Decimal	`9600680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927EA8, 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 #927EA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927EA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #927EA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927ea8; }
.text { color: #927ea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927ea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 126 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927ea8, #a77ea8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #927EA8?: #927EA8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927EA8?: The RGB value is 146, 126, 168: 146 red, 126 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927EA8?: The complementary color is #94A87E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927EA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.