What color is #928DB7?

#928DB7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928DB7?

The RGB value is 146, 141, 183: 146 red, 141 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928DB7?

The complementary color is #B2B78D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928DB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928DB7 color

#928DB7 rgb(146, 141, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #928DB7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.3% green and 71.8% blue (146, 141, 183).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#928DB7 color codes

HEX	`#928DB7`
RGB	`rgb(146, 141, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 23%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.41, 10.8, -21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.41, 23.83, 296.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.924, 28.579, 48.73)`
Decimal	`9604535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928DB7, 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 #928DB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928DB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #928DB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928db7; }
.text { color: #928db7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928db7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 141 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928db7, #a78db7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #928DB7?: #928DB7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928DB7?: The RGB value is 146, 141, 183: 146 red, 141 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928DB7?: The complementary color is #B2B78D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928DB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.