#956aac

Color #956aac

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 22.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.3

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Conversions

HEX

#956aac

RGB

rgb(149, 106, 172)

HSL

hsl(279.1, 28.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.1, 38.4%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 38.4%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(51.47, 29.51, -28.68)

LCH

lch(51.47, 41.15, 315.82)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1085, 313.21)

HWB

hwb(279.1, 41.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81ac6a

Analogous

#746aac

#956aac

#ac6aa2

Triadic

#956aac

#ac956a

#6aac95

Split-complementary

#956aac

#a2ac6a

#6aac74

Tetradic

#956aac

#ac6a81

#81ac6a

#6aac95

Square

#956aac

#ac746a

#81ac6a

#6aa2ac

Shades

Color #956aac mixed toward black.

#7e5395

#654277

#4b3259

#32213b

#19111e

Tints

Color #956aac mixed toward white.

#a783ba

#b89cc8

#cab5d5

#dccde3

#ede6f1

Tones

Color #956aac mixed toward gray.

#9370a6

#9275a1

#907a9b

#8e8096

#8d8590

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85849f · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#878a9c · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#939491 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #956aac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#956aac]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#956aac (#956aac) is rgb(149, 106, 172) in RGB.

No, #956aac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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