Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9c93ca, its pure hue is 249.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.2%, and its lightness is 68.4%. 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 #9c93ca, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #141219 to #8981b1.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9c93ca. In RGB, it consists of 61.2% Red, 57.6% Green, and 79.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 22.8% Cyan, 27.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 249.8°, with saturation of 34.2% and lightness of 68.4%. The decimal value for #9c93ca is 10261450, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9c93ca is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #9c93ca
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9c93ca, its pure hue is 249.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.2%, and its lightness is 68.4%. 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 #9c93ca, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a8a1d1 to #f3f2f8.
Tones of #9c93ca
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9c93ca, its pure hue is 249.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.2%, 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 #9c93ca, which range from #afafaf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #785eff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #9c93ca
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9c93ca! For #9c93ca, 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, #9c93ca. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #9c93ca
This color, #9c93ca, consists of 61.2% Red, 57.6% Green, and 79.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 156, Green = 147, Blue = 202. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9c93ca is 22.8% Cyan, 27.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 156 | 147 | 202 |
Octal | 234 | 223 | 312 |
Hexa | #9c | #93 | #ca |
Binary | 10011100 | 10010011 | 11001010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 22 | 27 | 0 | 20 |
Octal | 26 | 33 | 0 | 24 |
Hexa | #16 | #1b | #00 | #14 |
Binary | 00010110 | 00011011 | 00000000 | 00010100 |
Analogous Colors of #9c93ca
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9c93ca — which has hue 249.8° — its analogous colors are located at 219.8° and 279.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9c93ca.
Triadic Colors of #9c93ca
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 #9c93ca — which has hue 249.8° — its triadic colors are located at 9.8° and 249.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9c93ca.
Complementary Color of #9c93ca
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9c93ca — which has hue 249.8° — its complementary color is located at 69.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9c93ca.
Split Complementary Colors of #9c93ca
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 #9c93ca — which has hue 249.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 39.8° and 249.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9c93ca.
Tetradic Colors of #9c93ca
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 #9c93ca — which has hue 249.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 159.8°, 249.8°, 339.8°, and 69.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9c93ca.
Monochromatic Colors of #9c93ca
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9c93ca, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #78729b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c9c2eb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9c93ca
We want to make getting started with #9c93ca on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9c93ca into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9c93ca 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 #9c93ca with other HTML elements.
#9c93ca Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #9c93ca;">The color of this text is #9c93ca.</span>
#9c93ca Background Color
<div style="background-color: #9c93ca; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9c93ca.</div>
#9c93ca Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9c93ca;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9c93ca.</span>
#9c93ca Border Color
<div style="border: #9c93ca 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9c93ca.</div>
#9c93ca Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9c93ca; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9c93ca on a white background.</div></div>
#9c93ca Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9c93ca; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9c93ca on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #9c93ca to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9c93ca,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9c93ca,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9c93ca,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9c93ca,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9c93ca to white.</div>
Gradient from #9c93ca to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9c93ca,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9c93ca,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9c93ca,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9c93ca,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9c93ca to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #9c93ca
In addition to using #9c93ca 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 #9c93ca in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9c93ca, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 156, Green = 147, Blue = 202). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9c93ca in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #9c93ca |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(156, 147, 202) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #9c93ca; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #9c93ca; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #9c93ca; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(156, 147, 202); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#9c93ca") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:156, green:147, blue:202, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:156 green:147 blue:202 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(156f, 147f, 202f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(156, 147, 202); |
#9c93ca Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #9c93ca the same way. For those with color blindness, #9c93ca might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9c93ca looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9c93ca 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 #9c93ca 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 #9c93ca 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #9c93ca 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 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.