What color is #93639B?

#93639B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93639B?

The RGB value is 147, 99, 155: 147 red, 99 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93639B?

The complementary color is #6B9B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93639B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93639B color

#93639B rgb(147, 99, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #93639B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 38.8% green and 60.8% blue (147, 99, 155).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#93639B color codes

HEX	`#93639B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 99, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 38.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 36%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 36%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, 29.25, -22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 37.06, 322.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.41, 17.494, 33.2)`
Decimal	`9659291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93639B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #93639B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#93639B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #93639B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93639b; }
.text { color: #93639b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93639b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 99 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93639b, #9b6387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #93639B?: #93639B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93639B?: The RGB value is 147, 99, 155: 147 red, 99 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93639B?: The complementary color is #6B9B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93639B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.