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#927DAA Color

#927DAA is rgb(146, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(268, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#927DAA
HEX#927DAA
RGBrgb(146, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(268, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(268, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.07 305.7)
LABlab(55.62% 15.08 -20.99)
LCHlch(55.62% 25.84 305.70)

What #927DAA 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 #927DAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.85Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.54Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.77Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 10.9Rhythm#777696ΔE 11.21French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.01

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

#927DAA Channel Values

How #927DAA 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 125 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #927DAA 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #927DAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #927DAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #927DAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#927DAA
Complementary
#95AA7D
Analogous
#7D7FAA
Analogous
#A97DAA
Triadic
#AA927D
Triadic
#7DAA92
Split comp.
#AAA97D
Split comp.
#7FAA7D

Tints & Shades of #927DAA

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

#A290B6
#AF9FC1
#BEB2CD
#CEC4D9
#DDD7E5
#EAE6EF

Shades

#7E659A
#6C5785
#58476C
#443653
#30263B
#1E1825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #927DAA.

How #927DAA 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#927DAA
Protanopia#8181AA
Protanomaly#887FAA
Deuteranopia#8484AA
Deuteranomaly#8A82AA
Tritanopia#8C8484
Tritanomaly#8E8195
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #927DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-927daa: #927DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #927DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-927daa': '#927DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_927daa">#927DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#927DAA"

More Purple Colors

#927DAA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#927DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #927DAA?

#927DAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(146, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(268, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.85.

What is the RGB value of #927DAA?

#927DAA is rgb(146, 125, 170) — red 146, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #927DAA?

#927DAA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #927DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #927DAA scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #927DAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #927DAA 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 20.91, which is visibly different.

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