What color is #936A9A?

#936A9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936A9A?

The RGB value is 147, 106, 154: 147 red, 106 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936A9A?

The complementary color is #719A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936A9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936A9A color

#936A9A rgb(147, 106, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936A9A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 41.6% green and 60.4% blue (147, 106, 154).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#936A9A color codes

HEX	`#936A9A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 106, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 41.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.51, 25, -19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.51, 31.81, 321.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.019, 18.845, 32.99)`
Decimal	`9661082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936A9A, 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 #936A9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936A9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #936A9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936a9a; }
.text { color: #936a9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936a9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 106 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936a9a, #9a6a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #936A9A?: #936A9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936A9A?: The RGB value is 147, 106, 154: 147 red, 106 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936A9A?: The complementary color is #719A6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936A9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.