What color is #9284B7?

#9284B7 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9284B7?

The RGB value is 146, 132, 183: 146 red, 132 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9284B7?

The complementary color is #A9B784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9284B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9284B7 color

#9284B7 rgb(146, 132, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9284B7 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51.8% green and 71.8% blue (146, 132, 183).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#9284B7 color codes

HEX	`#9284B7`
RGB	`rgb(146, 132, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51.8%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 28%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.07, 15.99, -24.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.07, 29.54, 302.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.651, 26.032, 48.306)`
Decimal	`9602231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9284B7, 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 #9284B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9284B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #9284B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9284b7; }
.text { color: #9284b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9284b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 132 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9284b7, #ac84b7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9284B7?: #9284B7 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9284B7?: The RGB value is 146, 132, 183: 146 red, 132 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9284B7?: The complementary color is #A9B784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9284B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.