What color is #93829C?

#93829C 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 #93829C?

The RGB value is 147, 130, 156: 147 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93829C?

The complementary color is #8B9C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93829C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93829C color

#93829C rgb(147, 130, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #93829C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51% green and 61.2% blue (147, 130, 156).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#93829C color codes

HEX	`#93829C`
RGB	`rgb(147, 130, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.65, 11.48, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.65, 16.25, 314.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.015, 24.569, 34.818)`
Decimal	`9667228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93829C, 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 #93829C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93829C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #93829C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93829c; }
.text { color: #93829c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93829c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 130 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93829c, #9c8298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #93829C?: #93829C 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 #93829C?: The RGB value is 147, 130, 156: 147 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93829C?: The complementary color is #8B9C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93829C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.