#936bb3

Color #936bb3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 19.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#936bb3

RGB

rgb(147, 107, 179)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 32.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 40.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 40.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(51.81, 29.89, -32.24)

LCH

lch(51.81, 43.96, 312.83)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.1146, 308.84)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 42%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bb36b

Analogous

#6f6bb3

#936bb3

#b36baf

Triadic

#936bb3

#b3936b

#6bb393

Split-complementary

#936bb3

#afb36b

#6bb36f

Tetradic

#936bb3

#b36b8b

#8bb36b

#6bb393

Square

#936bb3

#b36f6b

#8bb36b

#6bafb3

Shades

Color #936bb3 mixed toward black.

#7b519d

#63417e

#4a315e

#31203f

#19101f

Tints

Color #936bb3 mixed toward white.

#a584c0

#b79ccc

#c9b5d9

#dbcee6

#ede6f2

Tones

Color #936bb3 mixed toward gray.

#9271ad

#9277a7

#917da1

#90839b

#908995

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8483a5 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#8689a2 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#919996 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #936bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#936bb3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#936bb3 (#936bb3) is rgb(147, 107, 179) in RGB.

No, #936bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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