#927CB6

A light, muted purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #927CB6

The hex code #927CB6 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(146, 124, 182).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 20% cyan and 32% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#927CB6
RGB146, 124, 182
HSL262.8°, 28.4%, 60.0%
CMYK20%, 32%, 0%, 29%
HSV262.8°, 31.9%, 71.4%
LAB56.0, 20.4, -27.5
XYZ27.5, 23.9, 47.4
Decimal9600182

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.63:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.78:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #927CB6; }
.text-color { color: #927CB6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #927CB6; }

Similar Colors

Plum
#DDA0DD