What color is #9C92AE?

#9C92AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C92AE?

The RGB value is 156, 146, 174: 156 red, 146 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C92AE?

The complementary color is #A4AE92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C92AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C92AE color

#9C92AE rgb(156, 146, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C92AE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 57.3% green and 68.2% blue (156, 146, 174).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#9C92AE color codes

HEX	`#9C92AE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 146, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 57.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.24, 9.25, -13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.24, 16.2, 304.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.628, 30.682, 44.292)`
Decimal	`10261166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C92AE, 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 #9C92AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C92AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #9C92AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c92ae; }
.text { color: #9c92ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c92ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 146 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c92ae, #aa92ae); }

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Questions

What color is #9C92AE?: #9C92AE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C92AE?: The RGB value is 156, 146, 174: 156 red, 146 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C92AE?: The complementary color is #A4AE92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C92AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.