What color is #936C91?

#936C91 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 #936C91?

The RGB value is 147, 108, 145: 147 red, 108 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936C91?

The complementary color is #6C936E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936C91 color

#936C91 rgb(147, 108, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936C91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 42.4% green and 56.9% blue (147, 108, 145).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#936C91 color codes

HEX	`#936C91`
RGB	`rgb(147, 108, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 42.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, 22.02, -14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 26.17, 327.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.506, 18.973, 29.259)`
Decimal	`9661585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936C91, 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 #936C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #936C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936c91; }
.text { color: #936c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 108 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936c91, #936c7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #936C91?: #936C91 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 #936C91?: The RGB value is 147, 108, 145: 147 red, 108 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936C91?: The complementary color is #6C936E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.