What color is #9B92A7?

#9B92A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B92A7?

The RGB value is 155, 146, 167: 155 red, 146 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B92A7?

The complementary color is #9EA792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B92A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B92A7 color

#9B92A7 rgb(155, 146, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B92A7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 57.3% green and 65.5% blue (155, 146, 167).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#9B92A7 color codes

HEX	`#9B92A7`
RGB	`rgb(155, 146, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 57.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, 7.43, -9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 12.31, 307.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.77, 30.316, 40.782)`
Decimal	`10195623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B92A7, 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 #9B92A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B92A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9B92A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b92a7; }
.text { color: #9b92a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b92a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 146 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b92a7, #a592a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B92A7?: #9B92A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B92A7?: The RGB value is 155, 146, 167: 155 red, 146 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B92A7?: The complementary color is #9EA792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B92A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.