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#936BA8 Color

#936BA8 is rgb(147, 107, 168) in RGB, hsl(279, 26%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#936BA8
HEX#936BA8
RGBrgb(147, 107, 168)
HSLhsl(279, 26%, 54%)
HSVhsv(279, 36%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.101 313.5)
LABlab(51.16% 24.99 -26.63)
LCHlch(51.16% 36.52 313.17)

What #936BA8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #936BA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.76Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.28Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.18French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.37Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.56African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.66

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#936BA8 Channel Values

How #936BA8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 147 · G 107 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 26% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 36% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.28:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #936BA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #936BA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #936BA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #936BA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#936BA8
Complementary
#81A86B
Analogous
#746BA8
Analogous
#A86B9F
Triadic
#A8936B
Triadic
#6BA893
Split comp.
#9FA86B
Split comp.
#6BA874

Tints & Shades of #936BA8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A17EB4
#B195C1
#C0A8CC
#CEBCD7
#DCCFE3
#ECE5F0

Shades

#815997
#6E4B81
#5B3E6A
#452F50
#31223A
#1E1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #936BA8.

How #936BA8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#936BA8
Protanopia#7373A8
Protanomaly#8170A8
Deuteranopia#7A7AA7
Deuteranomaly#8574A8
Tritanopia#8C7575
Tritanomaly#8F718C
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #936BA8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-936ba8: #936BA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #936BA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-936ba8': '#936BA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.420, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_936ba8">#936BA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#936BA8"

More Purple Colors

#936BA8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#936BA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #936BA8?

#936BA8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(147, 107, 168) in RGB and hsl(279, 26%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #936BA8?

#936BA8 is rgb(147, 107, 168) — red 147, green 107, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #936BA8?

#936BA8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #936BA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #936BA8 scores 4.28:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #936BA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #936BA8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 23.39, which is visibly different.

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