#956ad2

Color #956ad2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 3.41 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#956ad2

RGB

rgb(149, 106, 210)

HSL

hsl(264.8, 53.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.8, 49.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 49.5%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(53.33, 38.46, -47.6)

LCH

lch(53.33, 61.2, 308.94)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.1562, 301.01)

HWB

hwb(264.8, 41.6%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7d26a

Analogous

#6a73d2

#956ad2

#c96ad2

Triadic

#956ad2

#d2956a

#6ad295

Split-complementary

#956ad2

#d2c96a

#73d26a

Tetradic

#956ad2

#d26aa7

#a7d26a

#6ad295

Square

#956ad2

#d26a73

#a7d26a

#6ad2c9

Shades

Color #956ad2 mixed toward black.

#7842c6

#6031a2

#482579

#301851

#180c28

Tints

Color #956ad2 mixed toward white.

#a783da

#b89ce1

#cab5e9

#dccdf0

#ede6f8

Tones

Color #956ad2 mixed toward gray.

#9773c9

#987bc1

#9a84b8

#9b8daf

#9d95a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8584bf · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#878abb · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#93afab · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 26

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #956ad2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#956ad2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#956ad2 (#956ad2) is rgb(149, 106, 210) in RGB.

No, #956ad2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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