What color is #936FA1?

#936FA1 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 #936FA1?

The RGB value is 147, 111, 161: 147 red, 111 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936FA1?

The complementary color is #7DA16F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936FA1 color

#936FA1 rgb(147, 111, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #936FA1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 43.5% green and 63.1% blue (147, 111, 161).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#936FA1 color codes

HEX	`#936FA1`
RGB	`rgb(147, 111, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 43.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 31%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, 23.57, -21.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 31.89, 317.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.149, 20.146, 36.328)`
Decimal	`9662369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936FA1, 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 #936FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #936FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936fa1; }
.text { color: #936fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 111 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936fa1, #a16f96); }

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Questions

What color is #936FA1?: #936FA1 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 #936FA1?: The RGB value is 147, 111, 161: 147 red, 111 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936FA1?: The complementary color is #7DA16F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.