What color is #93829A?

#93829A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93829A?

The RGB value is 147, 130, 154: 147 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93829A?

The complementary color is #899A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93829A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93829A color

#93829A rgb(147, 130, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #93829A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51% green and 60.4% blue (147, 130, 154).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#93829A color codes

HEX	`#93829A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 130, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.59, 11.06, -10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.59, 15.22, 316.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.847, 24.502, 33.933)`
Decimal	`9667226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93829A, 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 #93829A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93829A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #93829A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93829a; }
.text { color: #93829a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93829a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 130 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93829a, #9a8295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #93829A?: #93829A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93829A?: The RGB value is 147, 130, 154: 147 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93829A?: The complementary color is #899A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93829A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.