What color is #92819E?

#92819E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92819E?

The RGB value is 146, 129, 158: 146 red, 129 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92819E?

The complementary color is #8D9E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92819E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92819E color

#92819E rgb(146, 129, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #92819E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 50.6% green and 62% blue (146, 129, 158).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#92819E color codes

HEX	`#92819E`
RGB	`rgb(146, 129, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 50.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, 12.12, -13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 17.85, 312.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.875, 24.28, 35.665)`
Decimal	`9601438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92819E, 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 #92819E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92819E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #92819E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92819e; }
.text { color: #92819e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92819e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 129 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92819e, #9e819b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #92819E?: #92819E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92819E?: The RGB value is 146, 129, 158: 146 red, 129 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92819E?: The complementary color is #8D9E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92819E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.