What color is #936CAB?

#936CAB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936CAB?

The RGB value is 147, 108, 171: 147 red, 108 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936CAB?

The complementary color is #84AB6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936CAB color

#936CAB rgb(147, 108, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936CAB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 42.4% green and 67.1% blue (147, 108, 171).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#936CAB color codes

HEX	`#936CAB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 108, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 42.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, 27.5, -27.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 39.09, 314.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.745, 19.869, 41.052)`
Decimal	`9661611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936CAB, 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 #936CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #936CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936cab; }
.text { color: #936cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 108 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936cab, #ab6ca3); }

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Questions

What color is #936CAB?: #936CAB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936CAB?: The RGB value is 147, 108, 171: 147 red, 108 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936CAB?: The complementary color is #84AB6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.