#935e8d Color Information

#935e8d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #935e8d. In RGB, it consists of 57.6% Red, 36.9% Green, and 55.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 36.1% Magenta, 4.1% Yellow, and 42.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 306.8°, with saturation of 22% and lightness of 47.3%. The decimal value for #935e8d is 9657997, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #935e8d is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#935e8d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color147, 94, 141 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color57.6%, 36.9%, 55.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.424, 0.631, 0.447 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.361, 0.041, 0.424 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color306.8°, 22.0%, 47.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color306.8°, 36.1%, 57.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color20.843, 16.131, 27.215 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color147, 94, 141 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9657997 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color47.147, 29.333, -17.109 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)47.147, 33.958, 329.746 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color47.147, 27.089, -28.717 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color40.164, 22.345, -12.059 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.325, 0.251, 16.131 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287848077 / 0xff935e8d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996699 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #935e8d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #935e8d, its pure hue is 306.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 22.0%, and its lightness is 47.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #935e8d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #120c12 to #81527b.

Tints of #935e8d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #935e8d, its pure hue is 306.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 22.0%, and its lightness is 47.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #935e8d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a1729b to #f2ebf1.

Tones of #935e8d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #935e8d, its pure hue is 306.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 22.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #935e8d, which range from #797979 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f100d6 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #935e8d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #935e8d! For #935e8d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #935e8d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #935e8d

This color, #935e8d, consists of 57.6% Red, 36.9% Green, and 55.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 147, Green = 94, Blue = 141. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #935e8d is 0% Cyan, 36.1% Magenta, 4.1% Yellow, and 42.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R57.6%
C0.0%
G36.9%
M36.1%
B55.3%
Y4.1%
K42.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 147 94 141
Octal 223 136 215
Hexa #93 #5e #8d
Binary 10010011 01011110 10001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 36 4 42
Octal 0 44 4 52
Hexa #00 #24 #04 #2a
Binary 00000000 00100100 00000100 00101010

Analogous Colors of #935e8d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #935e8d — which has hue 306.8° — its analogous colors are located at 276.8° and 336.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #935e8d.

Triadic Colors of #935e8d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #935e8d — which has hue 306.8° — its triadic colors are located at 66.8° and 306.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #935e8d.

Complementary Color of #935e8d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #935e8d — which has hue 306.8° — its complementary color is located at 126.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #935e8d.

Split Complementary Colors of #935e8d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #935e8d — which has hue 306.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 96.8° and 306.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #935e8d.

Tetradic Colors of #935e8d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #935e8d — which has hue 306.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 216.8°, 306.8°, 36.8°, and 126.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #935e8d.

Monochromatic Colors of #935e8d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #935e8d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #433641 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cd9cc8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #935e8d

We want to make getting started with #935e8d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #935e8d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #935e8d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #935e8d with other HTML elements.

#935e8d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #935e8d.
<span style="color: #935e8d;">The color of this text is #935e8d.</span>

#935e8d Background Color

The background color for this text is #935e8d.
<div style="background-color: #935e8d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #935e8d.</div>

#935e8d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #935e8d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #935e8d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #935e8d.</span>

#935e8d Border Color

This is a div with border color #935e8d.
<div style="border: #935e8d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #935e8d.</div>

#935e8d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #935e8d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #935e8d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #935e8d on a white background.</div></div>

#935e8d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #935e8d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #935e8d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #935e8d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #935e8d to White

This is a gradient from #935e8d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#935e8d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#935e8d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#935e8d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#935e8d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #935e8d to white.</div>

Gradient from #935e8d to Black

This is a gradient from #935e8d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#935e8d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#935e8d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#935e8d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#935e8d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #935e8d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #935e8d

In addition to using #935e8d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #935e8d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #935e8d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 147, Green = 94, Blue = 141). If you need details about the color coordinates of #935e8d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #935e8d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(147, 94, 141)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #935e8d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #935e8d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #935e8d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(147, 94, 141);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#935e8d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:147, green:94, blue:141, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:147 green:94 blue:141 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(147f, 94f, 141f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(147, 94, 141);
 

#935e8d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #935e8d the same way. For those with color blindness, #935e8d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #935e8d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #935e8d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #935e8d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #935e8d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #935e8d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #935e8d would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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