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#925EB5 Color

#925EB5 is rgb(146, 94, 181) in RGB, hsl(276, 37%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 48%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#925EB5
HEX#925EB5
RGBrgb(146, 94, 181)
HSLhsl(276, 37%, 54%)
HSVhsv(276, 48%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 48%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.139 310.3)
LABlab(48.54% 33.94 -38.26)
LCHlch(48.54% 51.15 311.58)

What #925EB5 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 #925EB5, 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.

#925EB5 Channel Values

How #925EB5 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 94 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 37% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 48% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #925EB5 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #925EB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #925EB5; 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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Tints & Shades of #925EB5

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #925EB5.

How #925EB5 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#925EB5
Protanopia#6969B5
Protanomaly#7C65B5
Deuteranopia#7373B4
Deuteranomaly#806BB4
Tritanopia#876E6E
Tritanomaly#8C6890
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #925EB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-925eb5: #925EB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #925EB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-925eb5': '#925EB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.369, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_925eb5">#925EB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#925EB5"

More Purple Colors

#925EB5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#925EB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #925EB5?

#925EB5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(146, 94, 181) in RGB and hsl(276, 37%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.15.

What is the RGB value of #925EB5?

#925EB5 is rgb(146, 94, 181) — red 146, green 94, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #925EB5?

#925EB5 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 48%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #925EB5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #925EB5 scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #925EB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #925EB5 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 13.89, which is visibly different.

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