#9283BD

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #9283BD

The hex code #9283BD represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 146, 131, and 189.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 23% cyan and 31% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 255.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#9283BD
RGB146, 131, 189
HSL255.5°, 30.5%, 62.7%
CMYK23%, 31%, 0%, 26%
HSV255.5°, 30.7%, 74.1%
LAB58.1, 18.0, -28.3
XYZ29.2, 26.0, 51.6
Decimal9601981

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.39:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.20:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.27:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9283BD; }
.text-color { color: #9283BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9283BD; }

Similar Colors

Plum
#DDA0DD