What color is #936BA2?

#936BA2 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 #936BA2?

The RGB value is 147, 107, 162: 147 red, 107 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936BA2?

The complementary color is #7AA26B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936BA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936BA2 color

#936BA2 rgb(147, 107, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936BA2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 42% green and 63.5% blue (147, 107, 162).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#936BA2 color codes

HEX	`#936BA2`
RGB	`rgb(147, 107, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 42%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 34%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 26.11, -23.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 35.12, 318.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.811, 19.328, 36.652)`
Decimal	`9661346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936BA2, 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 #936BA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936BA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #936BA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936ba2; }
.text { color: #936ba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936ba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 107 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936ba2, #a26b95); }

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Questions

What color is #936BA2?: #936BA2 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 #936BA2?: The RGB value is 147, 107, 162: 147 red, 107 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936BA2?: The complementary color is #7AA26B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936BA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.