What color is #936A8D?

#936A8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936A8D?

The RGB value is 147, 106, 141: 147 red, 106 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936A8D?

The complementary color is #6A9370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936A8D color

#936A8D rgb(147, 106, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936A8D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 41.6% green and 55.3% blue (147, 106, 141).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#936A8D color codes

HEX	`#936A8D`
RGB	`rgb(147, 106, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 41.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.02, 22.4, -12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.02, 25.77, 330.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.994, 18.435, 27.594)`
Decimal	`9661069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936A8D, 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 #936A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #936A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936a8d; }
.text { color: #936a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 106 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936a8d, #936a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #936A8D?: #936A8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936A8D?: The RGB value is 147, 106, 141: 147 red, 106 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936A8D?: The complementary color is #6A9370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.