What color is #9287A1?

#9287A1 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 #9287A1?

The RGB value is 146, 135, 161: 146 red, 135 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9287A1?

The complementary color is #96A187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9287A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9287A1 color

#9287A1 rgb(146, 135, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9287A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.9% green and 63.1% blue (146, 135, 161).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#9287A1 color codes

HEX	`#9287A1`
RGB	`rgb(146, 135, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, 9.31, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 15.41, 307.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.95, 26.012, 37.312)`
Decimal	`9602977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9287A1, 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 #9287A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9287A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #9287A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9287a1; }
.text { color: #9287a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9287a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 135 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9287a1, #9f87a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9287A1?: #9287A1 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 #9287A1?: The RGB value is 146, 135, 161: 146 red, 135 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9287A1?: The complementary color is #96A187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9287A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.