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#951BC5 Color

#951BC5 is rgb(149, 27, 197) in RGB, hsl(283, 76%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 86%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#951BC5
HEX#951BC5
RGBrgb(149, 27, 197)
HSLhsl(283, 76%, 44%)
HSVhsv(283, 86%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 86%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.239 313.1)
LABlab(39.34% 64.74 -62.22)
LCHlch(39.34% 89.79 316.14)

What #951BC5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #951BC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 5.61Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.13Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 6.96French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.39Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.68Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.98

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#951BC5 Channel Values

How #951BC5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 149 · G 27 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 76% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 86% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.48:1 vs white · 3.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #951BC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #951BC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #951BC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #951BC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#951BC5
Complementary
#4BC51B
Analogous
#401BC5
Analogous
#C51BA1
Triadic
#C5951B
Triadic
#1BC595
Split comp.
#A1C51B
Split comp.
#1BC540

Tints & Shades of #951BC5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AD28E2
#B947E6
#C76BEB
#D48FF0
#E2B3F5
#EED2F9

Shades

#8117AB
#701494
#5C1179
#470D5E
#330943
#22062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #951BC5.

How #951BC5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#951BC5
Protanopia#4545C5
Protanomaly#6E39C5
Deuteranopia#5C5CC4
Deuteranomaly#774AC4
Tritanopia#845050
Tritanomaly#8B418E
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #951BC5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-951bc5: #951BC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #951BC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-951bc5': '#951BC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.106, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_951bc5">#951BC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#951BC5"

More Purple Colors

#951BC5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#951BC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #951BC5?

#951BC5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(149, 27, 197) in RGB and hsl(283, 76%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #951BC5?

#951BC5 is rgb(149, 27, 197) — red 149, green 27, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #951BC5?

#951BC5 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 86%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #951BC5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #951BC5 scores 6.48:1 against white and 3.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #951BC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #951BC5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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