#956bb6

Color #956bb6

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.82 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#956bb6

RGB

rgb(149, 107, 182)

HSL

hsl(273.6, 33.9%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.6, 41.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 41.2%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(52.16, 31.19, -33.41)

LCH

lch(52.16, 45.71, 313.03)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.1192, 308.94)

HWB

hwb(273.6, 42%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb66b

Analogous

#706bb6

#956bb6

#b66bb2

Triadic

#956bb6

#b6956b

#6bb695

Split-complementary

#956bb6

#b2b66b

#6bb670

Tetradic

#956bb6

#b66b8c

#8cb66b

#6bb695

Square

#956bb6

#b6706b

#8cb66b

#6bb2b6

Shades

Color #956bb6 mixed toward black.

#7d50a1

#644081

#4b3061

#322041

#191020

Tints

Color #956bb6 mixed toward white.

#a784c2

#b89cce

#cab5db

#dccee7

#ede6f3

Tones

Color #956bb6 mixed toward gray.

#9471b0

#9478aa

#937ea3

#92849d

#918a97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8585a8 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#878aa4 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#939b98 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #956bb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#956bb6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#956bb6 (#956bb6) is rgb(149, 107, 182) in RGB.

No, #956bb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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