What color is #92859B?

#92859B 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 #92859B?

The RGB value is 146, 133, 155: 146 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92859B?

The complementary color is #8E9B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92859B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92859B color

#92859B rgb(146, 133, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #92859B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.2% green and 60.8% blue (146, 133, 155).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#92859B color codes

HEX	`#92859B`
RGB	`rgb(146, 133, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, 9.19, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 13.53, 312.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.157, 25.253, 34.5)`
Decimal	`9602459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92859B, 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 #92859B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#92859B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #92859B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92859b; }
.text { color: #92859b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92859b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 133 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92859b, #9b8599); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #92859B?: #92859B 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 #92859B?: The RGB value is 146, 133, 155: 146 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92859B?: The complementary color is #8E9B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92859B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.