#956fa1

Color #956fa1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#956fa1

RGB

rgb(149, 111, 161)

HSL

hsl(285.6, 21%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.6, 31.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 31.1%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(52.21, 24.24, -21.13)

LCH

lch(52.21, 32.16, 318.92)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.086, 317.92)

HWB

hwb(285.6, 43.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ba16f

Analogous

#7c6fa1

#956fa1

#a16f94

Triadic

#956fa1

#a1956f

#6fa195

Split-complementary

#956fa1

#94a16f

#6fa17c

Tetradic

#956fa1

#a16f7b

#7ba16f

#6fa195

Square

#956fa1

#a17c6f

#7ba16f

#6f94a1

Shades

Color #956fa1 mixed toward black.

#7e5989

#65486e

#4b3652

#322437

#19121b

Tints

Color #956fa1 mixed toward white.

#a787b1

#b89fc0

#cab7d0

#dccfe0

#ede7ef

Tones

Color #956fa1 mixed toward gray.

#93739d

#917799

#8e7b94

#8c8090

#8a848c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868697 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#888b94 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#938e8c · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #956fa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#956fa1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#956fa1 (#956fa1) is rgb(149, 111, 161) in RGB.

No, #956fa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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