What color is #9282AB?

#9282AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9282AB?

The RGB value is 146, 130, 171: 146 red, 130 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9282AB?

The complementary color is #9BAB82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9282AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9282AB color

#9282AB rgb(146, 130, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9282AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51% green and 67.1% blue (146, 130, 171).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#9282AB color codes

HEX	`#9282AB`
RGB	`rgb(146, 130, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.09, 14.39, -19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.09, 24.21, 306.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.186, 25.017, 41.917)`
Decimal	`9601707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9282AB, 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 #9282AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9282AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #9282AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9282ab; }
.text { color: #9282ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9282ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 130 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9282ab, #a782ab); }

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Questions

What color is #9282AB?: #9282AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9282AB?: The RGB value is 146, 130, 171: 146 red, 130 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9282AB?: The complementary color is #9BAB82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9282AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.