What color is #9E92A9?

#9E92A9 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 #9E92A9?

The RGB value is 158, 146, 169: 158 red, 146 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E92A9?

The complementary color is #9DA992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E92A9?

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.

#9E92A9 color

#9E92A9 rgb(158, 146, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E92A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 57.3% green and 66.3% blue (158, 146, 169).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9E92A9 color codes

HEX	`#9E92A9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 146, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.25, 8.89, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.25, 13.71, 310.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.54, 30.692, 41.791)`
Decimal	`10392233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E92A9, 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 #9E92A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E92A9 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 #9E92A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e92a9; }
.text { color: #9e92a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e92a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 146 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e92a9, #a992a8); }

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Questions

What color is #9E92A9?: #9E92A9 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 #9E92A9?: The RGB value is 158, 146, 169: 158 red, 146 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E92A9?: The complementary color is #9DA992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E92A9?: 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.