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#926AA9 Color

#926AA9 is rgb(146, 106, 169) in RGB, hsl(278, 27%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#926AA9
HEX#926AA9
RGBrgb(146, 106, 169)
HSLhsl(278, 27%, 54%)
HSVhsv(278, 37%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.103 312.6)
LABlab(50.84% 25.36 -27.71)
LCHlch(50.84% 37.56 312.46)

What #926AA9 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 #926AA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.99Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.98Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.64Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.71French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.2African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.31

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

#926AA9 Channel Values

How #926AA9 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 106 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 27% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 37% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #926AA9 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #926AA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #926AA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #926AA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#926AA9
Complementary
#81A96A
Analogous
#726AA9
Analogous
#A96AA1
Triadic
#A9926A
Triadic
#6AA992
Split comp.
#A1A96A
Split comp.
#6AA972

Tints & Shades of #926AA9

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

#A07DB5
#B194C2
#BFA8CD
#CDBBD8
#DCCEE3
#ECE5F0

Shades

#805798
#6D4A82
#5A3D6B
#442F51
#31223A
#1E1424

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #926AA9.

How #926AA9 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#926AA9
Protanopia#7272A9
Protanomaly#806FA9
Deuteranopia#7979A8
Deuteranomaly#8473A9
Tritanopia#8A7474
Tritanomaly#8D708C
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #926AA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-926aa9: #926AA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #926AA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-926aa9': '#926AA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.416, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_926aa9">#926AA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#926AA9"

More Purple Colors

#926AA9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#926AA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #926AA9?

#926AA9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(146, 106, 169) in RGB and hsl(278, 27%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #926AA9?

#926AA9 is rgb(146, 106, 169) — red 146, green 106, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #926AA9?

#926AA9 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #926AA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #926AA9 scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #926AA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #926AA9 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 23.85, which is visibly different.

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