What color is #928EA4?

#928EA4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928EA4?

The RGB value is 146, 142, 164: 146 red, 142 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928EA4?

The complementary color is #A0A48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928EA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928EA4 color

#928EA4 rgb(146, 142, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928EA4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 55.7% green and 64.3% blue (146, 142, 164).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#928EA4 color codes

HEX	`#928EA4`
RGB	`rgb(146, 142, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 55.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 5.95, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 12.55, 298.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.227, 28.137, 39.059)`
Decimal	`9604772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928EA4, 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 #928EA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928EA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #928EA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928ea4; }
.text { color: #928ea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928ea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 142 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928ea4, #9d8ea4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #928EA4?: #928EA4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928EA4?: The RGB value is 146, 142, 164: 146 red, 142 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928EA4?: The complementary color is #A0A48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928EA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.