What color is #928DC6?

#928DC6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928DC6?

The RGB value is 146, 141, 198: 146 red, 141 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928DC6?

The complementary color is #C1C68D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928DC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928DC6 color

#928DC6 rgb(146, 141, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #928DC6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.3% green and 77.6% blue (146, 141, 198).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#928DC6 color codes

HEX	`#928DC6`
RGB	`rgb(146, 141, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 29%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.99, 14.41, -28.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.99, 32.22, 296.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.569, 29.237, 57.395)`
Decimal	`9604550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928DC6, 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 #928DC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928DC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #928DC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928dc6; }
.text { color: #928dc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928dc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 141 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928dc6, #af8dc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #928DC6?: #928DC6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928DC6?: The RGB value is 146, 141, 198: 146 red, 141 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928DC6?: The complementary color is #C1C68D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928DC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.