What color is #936B96?

#936B96 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 #936B96?

The RGB value is 147, 107, 150: 147 red, 107 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936B96?

The complementary color is #6E966B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936B96 color

#936B96 rgb(147, 107, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936B96 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 42% green and 58.8% blue (147, 107, 150).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#936B96 color codes

HEX	`#936B96`
RGB	`rgb(147, 107, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 42%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 29%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, 23.6, -17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 29.19, 323.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.795, 18.921, 31.3)`
Decimal	`9661334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936B96, 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 #936B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #936B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936b96; }
.text { color: #936b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 107 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936b96, #966b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #936B96?: #936B96 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 #936B96?: The RGB value is 147, 107, 150: 147 red, 107 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936B96?: The complementary color is #6E966B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.