What color is #937698?

#937698 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937698?

The RGB value is 147, 118, 152: 147 red, 118 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937698?

The complementary color is #7B9876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937698 color

#937698 rgb(147, 118, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #937698 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 46.3% green and 59.6% blue (147, 118, 152).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#937698 color codes

HEX	`#937698`
RGB	`rgb(147, 118, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 46.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, 17.61, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 22.54, 321.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.178, 21.427, 32.562)`
Decimal	`9664152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937698, 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 #937698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #937698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937698; }
.text { color: #937698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 118 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937698, #98768c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #937698?: #937698 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937698?: The RGB value is 147, 118, 152: 147 red, 118 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937698?: The complementary color is #7B9876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.