What color is #928BA5?

#928BA5 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 #928BA5?

The RGB value is 146, 139, 165: 146 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928BA5?

The complementary color is #9EA58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928BA5 color

#928BA5 rgb(146, 139, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #928BA5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 54.5% green and 64.7% blue (146, 139, 165).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#928BA5 color codes

HEX	`#928BA5`
RGB	`rgb(146, 139, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 54.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, 7.88, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 15.01, 301.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.877, 27.293, 39.389)`
Decimal	`9604005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928BA5, 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 #928BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #928BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928ba5; }
.text { color: #928ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 139 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928ba5, #9f8ba5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #928BA5?: #928BA5 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 #928BA5?: The RGB value is 146, 139, 165: 146 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928BA5?: The complementary color is #9EA58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.