What color is #936899?

#936899 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936899?

The RGB value is 147, 104, 153: 147 red, 104 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936899?

The complementary color is #6E9968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936899 color

#936899 rgb(147, 104, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936899 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 40.8% green and 60% blue (147, 104, 153).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#936899 color codes

HEX	`#936899`
RGB	`rgb(147, 104, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 40.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 32%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, 25.95, -19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 32.69, 322.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.732, 18.404, 32.486)`
Decimal	`9660569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936899, 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 #936899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	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 #936899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936899; }
.text { color: #936899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 104 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936899, #996887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #936899?: #936899 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936899?: The RGB value is 147, 104, 153: 147 red, 104 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936899?: The complementary color is #6E9968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.