What color is #936B99?

#936B99 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 #936B99?

The RGB value is 147, 107, 153: 147 red, 107 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936B99?

The complementary color is #71996B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936B99 color

#936B99 rgb(147, 107, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936B99 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 42% green and 60% blue (147, 107, 153).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#936B99 color codes

HEX	`#936B99`
RGB	`rgb(147, 107, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 42%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.71, 24.22, -18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.71, 30.64, 322.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.039, 19.019, 32.588)`
Decimal	`9661337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936B99, 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 #936B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #936B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936b99; }
.text { color: #936b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 107 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936b99, #996b88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #936B99?: #936B99 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 #936B99?: The RGB value is 147, 107, 153: 147 red, 107 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936B99?: The complementary color is #71996B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.