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#955BEC Color

#955BEC is rgb(149, 91, 236) in RGB, hsl(264, 79%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 61%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#955BEC
HEX#955BEC
RGBrgb(149, 91, 236)
HSLhsl(264, 79%, 64%)
HSVhsv(264, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 61%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.209 298.3)
LABlab(51.00% 46.71 -65.65)
LCHlch(51.00% 80.57 305.43)

What #955BEC 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 #955BEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 2.07Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.9Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.28Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.35Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.19Iris#5A4FCFΔE 17.4

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

#955BEC Channel Values

How #955BEC 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 91 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 79% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #955BEC 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #955BEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #955BEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#955BEC
Complementary
#B2EC5B
Analogous
#5B69EC
Analogous
#DD5BEC
Triadic
#EC955B
Triadic
#5BEC95
Split comp.
#ECDD5B
Split comp.
#69EC5B

Tints & Shades of #955BEC

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

#A372EE
#B288F1
#C19FF4
#CDB1F6
#DCC8F9
#EADFFB

Shades

#7A32E7
#6519D7
#5214AD
#401089
#2D0B60
#1C073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #955BEC.

How #955BEC 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#955BEC
Protanopia#6868EC
Protanomaly#7C63EC
Deuteranopia#7272EB
Deuteranomaly#826AEC
Tritanopia#7E7B7B
Tritanomaly#886FB4
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #955BEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-955bec: #955BEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #955BEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-955bec': '#955BEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.357, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_955bec">#955BEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#955BEC"

More Purple Colors

#955BEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#955BEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #955BEC?

#955BEC is a light purple — rgb(149, 91, 236) in RGB and hsl(264, 79%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.07.

What is the RGB value of #955BEC?

#955BEC is rgb(149, 91, 236) — red 149, green 91, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #955BEC?

#955BEC converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 61%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #955BEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #955BEC scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #955BEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #955BEC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.9, which is visibly different.

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