What color is #938296?

#938296 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #938296?

The RGB value is 147, 130, 150: 147 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #938296?

The complementary color is #859682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #938296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#938296 color

#938296 rgb(147, 130, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #938296 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 51% green and 58.8% blue (147, 130, 150).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#938296 color codes

HEX	`#938296`
RGB	`rgb(147, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.46, 10.25, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.46, 13.21, 320.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.519, 24.371, 32.208)`
Decimal	`9667222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #938296, 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 #938296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#938296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #938296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #938296; }
.text { color: #938296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #938296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #938296, #96828f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #938296?: #938296 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #938296?: The RGB value is 147, 130, 150: 147 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #938296?: The complementary color is #859682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #938296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.