#956d8f

Color #956d8f

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 23.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#956d8f

RGB

rgb(149, 109, 143)

HSL

hsl(309, 15.9%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309, 26.8%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 4%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(51.05, 21.76, -12.34)

LCH

lch(51.05, 25.02, 330.44)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.0698, 331.67)

HWB

hwb(309, 42.7%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d9573

Analogous

#876d95

#956d8f

#956d7b

Triadic

#956d8f

#8f956d

#6d8f95

Split-complementary

#956d8f

#7b956d

#6d9587

Tetradic

#956d8f

#95736d

#6d9573

#6d8f95

Square

#956d8f

#95876d

#6d9573

#6d7b95

Shades

Color #956d8f mixed toward black.

#7d5a77

#644860

#4b3648

#322430

#191218

Tints

Color #956d8f mixed toward white.

#a785a2

#b89eb4

#cab6c7

#dcceda

#ede7ec

Tones

Color #956d8f mixed toward gray.

#92708d

#8e748a

#8b7788

#887a86

#847e83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868588 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#888b86 · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#938280 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #956d8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#956d8f]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#956d8f (#956d8f) is rgb(149, 109, 143) in RGB.

No, #956d8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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