What color is #936997?

#936997 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 #936997?

The RGB value is 147, 105, 151: 147 red, 105 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936997?

The complementary color is #6D9769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936997 color

#936997 rgb(147, 105, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936997 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 41.2% green and 59.2% blue (147, 105, 151).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#936997 color codes

HEX	`#936997`
RGB	`rgb(147, 105, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 41.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 30%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, 24.97, -18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 31.04, 323.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.669, 18.541, 31.657)`
Decimal	`9660823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936997, 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 #936997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #936997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936997; }
.text { color: #936997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 105 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936997, #976984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #936997?: #936997 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 #936997?: The RGB value is 147, 105, 151: 147 red, 105 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936997?: The complementary color is #6D9769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.