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#925BCD Color

#925BCD is rgb(146, 91, 205) in RGB, hsl(269, 53%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 56%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (#9966CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#925BCD
HEX#925BCD
RGBrgb(146, 91, 205)
HSLhsl(269, 53%, 58%)
HSVhsv(269, 56%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 56%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.173 303.8)
LABlab(49.00% 39.90 -51.35)
LCHlch(49.00% 65.03 307.85)

What #925BCD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #925BCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#925BCD Channel Values

How #925BCD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 146 · G 91 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 53% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 56% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.57:1 vs white · 4.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #925BCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #925BCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #925BCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #925BCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #925BCD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #925BCD.

How #925BCD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#925BCD
Protanopia#6767CD
Protanomaly#7B62CD
Deuteranopia#7171CC
Deuteranomaly#7F69CD
Tritanopia#827272
Tritanomaly#896A9F
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #925BCD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-925bcd: #925BCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #925BCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-925bcd': '#925BCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.357, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_925bcd">#925BCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#925BCD"

More Purple Colors

#925BCD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#925BCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #925BCD?

#925BCD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(146, 91, 205) in RGB and hsl(269, 53%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (#9966CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #925BCD?

#925BCD is rgb(146, 91, 205) — red 146, green 91, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #925BCD?

#925BCD converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 56%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #925BCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #925BCD scores 4.57:1 against white and 4.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #925BCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #925BCD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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