What color is #9282A2?

#9282A2 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 #9282A2?

The RGB value is 146, 130, 162: 146 red, 130 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9282A2?

The complementary color is #92A282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9282A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9282A2 color

#9282A2 rgb(146, 130, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9282A2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51% green and 63.5% blue (146, 130, 162).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#9282A2 color codes

HEX	`#9282A2`
RGB	`rgb(146, 130, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.77, 12.4, -14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.77, 19.31, 309.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.357, 24.685, 37.552)`
Decimal	`9601698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9282A2, 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 #9282A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9282A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #9282A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9282a2; }
.text { color: #9282a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9282a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 130 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9282a2, #a282a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9282A2?: #9282A2 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 #9282A2?: The RGB value is 146, 130, 162: 146 red, 130 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9282A2?: The complementary color is #92A282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9282A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.