What color is #928098?

#928098 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928098?

The RGB value is 146, 128, 152: 146 red, 128 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928098?

The complementary color is #869880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928098 color

#928098 rgb(146, 128, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #928098 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 50.2% green and 59.6% blue (146, 128, 152).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#928098 color codes

HEX	`#928098`
RGB	`rgb(146, 128, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 50.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, 11.45, -10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 15.42, 317.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.24, 23.817, 32.967)`
Decimal	`9601176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928098, 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 #928098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #928098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928098; }
.text { color: #928098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 128 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928098, #988092); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #928098?: #928098 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928098?: The RGB value is 146, 128, 152: 146 red, 128 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928098?: The complementary color is #869880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.