#936faa

Color #936faa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#936faa

RGB

rgb(147, 111, 170)

HSL

hsl(276.6, 25.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.6, 34.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 34.7%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(52.37, 25.54, -26.14)

LCH

lch(52.37, 36.55, 314.33)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.0961, 311.58)

HWB

hwb(276.6, 43.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86aa6f

Analogous

#756faa

#936faa

#aa6fa4

Triadic

#936faa

#aa936f

#6faa93

Split-complementary

#936faa

#a4aa6f

#6faa75

Tetradic

#936faa

#aa6f86

#86aa6f

#6faa93

Square

#936faa

#aa756f

#86aa6f

#6fa4aa

Shades

Color #936faa mixed toward black.

#7c5793

#634676

#4a3458

#31233b

#19111d

Tints

Color #936faa mixed toward white.

#a587b8

#b79fc6

#c9b7d5

#dbcfe3

#ede7f1

Tones

Color #936faa mixed toward gray.

#9274a5

#9179a0

#907e9b

#8f8396

#8e8891

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85859e · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#87899b · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#919492 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #936faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#936faa]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#936faa (#936faa) is rgb(147, 111, 170) in RGB.

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

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