What color is #928AAA?

#928AAA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928AAA?

The RGB value is 146, 138, 170: 146 red, 138 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928AAA?

The complementary color is #A2AA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928AAA color

#928AAA rgb(146, 138, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #928AAA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.1% green and 66.7% blue (146, 138, 170).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#928AAA color codes

HEX	`#928AAA`
RGB	`rgb(146, 138, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, 9.55, -15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 18.44, 301.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.197, 27.19, 41.785)`
Decimal	`9603754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928AAA, 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 #928AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #928AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928aaa; }
.text { color: #928aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 138 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928aaa, #a28aaa); }

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Questions

What color is #928AAA?: #928AAA is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928AAA?: The RGB value is 146, 138, 170: 146 red, 138 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928AAA?: The complementary color is #A2AA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.