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#926BE1 Color

#926BE1 is rgb(146, 107, 225) in RGB, hsl(260, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 52%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#926BE1
HEX#926BE1
RGBrgb(146, 107, 225)
HSLhsl(260, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(260, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 52%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.173 296.2)
LABlab(53.49% 35.34 -55.52)
LCHlch(53.49% 65.81 302.48)

What #926BE1 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 #926BE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.17Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.9Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.05Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.28Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.08Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.53

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

#926BE1 Channel Values

How #926BE1 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 107 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #926BE1 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #926BE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #926BE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #926BE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#926BE1
Complementary
#B9E16B
Analogous
#6B7EE1
Analogous
#CD6BE1
Triadic
#E1926B
Triadic
#6BE192
Split comp.
#E1CD6B
Split comp.
#7EE16B

Tints & Shades of #926BE1

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

#A280E5
#AE91E8
#BEA6ED
#CDBBF1
#DDD0F5
#E9E1F9

Shades

#7645D9
#5F2ACB
#4E22A5
#3C1A7F
#2A1259
#1A0B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #926BE1.

How #926BE1 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#926BE1
Protanopia#7373E1
Protanomaly#8070E1
Deuteranopia#7A7AE0
Deuteranomaly#8474E1
Tritanopia#7E8282
Tritanomaly#8779B0
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #926BE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-926be1: #926BE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #926BE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-926be1': '#926BE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.420, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_926be1">#926BE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#926BE1"

More Purple Colors

#926BE1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#926BE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #926BE1?

#926BE1 is a light purple — rgb(146, 107, 225) in RGB and hsl(260, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #926BE1?

#926BE1 is rgb(146, 107, 225) — red 146, green 107, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #926BE1?

#926BE1 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 52%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #926BE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #926BE1 scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #926BE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #926BE1 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 6.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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