#956dbf

Color #956dbf

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.84 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#956dbf

RGB

rgb(149, 109, 191)

HSL

hsl(269.3, 39%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.3, 42.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(53.05, 32.14, -37.2)

LCH

lch(53.05, 49.16, 310.83)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.1271, 305.43)

HWB

hwb(269.3, 42.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97bf6d

Analogous

#6d6ebf

#956dbf

#be6dbf

Triadic

#956dbf

#bf956d

#6dbf95

Split-complementary

#956dbf

#bfbe6d

#6ebf6d

Tetradic

#956dbf

#bf6d97

#97bf6d

#6dbf95

Square

#956dbf

#bf6d6e

#97bf6d

#6dbfbe

Shades

Color #956dbf mixed toward black.

#7c4cae

#633d8b

#4a2e68

#321e45

#190f23

Tints

Color #956dbf mixed toward white.

#a785ca

#b89ed4

#cab6df

#dcceea

#ede7f4

Tones

Color #956dbf mixed toward gray.

#9574b8

#957bb1

#9581aa

#9688a4

#968f9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8685b0 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#888bac · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#93a29f · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #956dbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#956dbf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#956dbf (#956dbf) is rgb(149, 109, 191) in RGB.

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

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