What color is #9287B4?

#9287B4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9287B4?

The RGB value is 146, 135, 180: 146 red, 135 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9287B4?

The complementary color is #A9B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9287B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9287B4 color

#9287B4 rgb(146, 135, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9287B4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 52.9% green and 70.6% blue (146, 135, 180).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#9287B4 color codes

HEX	`#9287B4`
RGB	`rgb(146, 135, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 52.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, 13.55, -22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 25.94, 301.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.754, 26.734, 46.816)`
Decimal	`9602996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9287B4, 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 #9287B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9287B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #9287B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9287b4; }
.text { color: #9287b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9287b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 135 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9287b4, #a887b4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9287B4?: #9287B4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9287B4?: The RGB value is 146, 135, 180: 146 red, 135 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9287B4?: The complementary color is #A9B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9287B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.