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#955DFD Color

#955DFD is rgb(149, 93, 253) in RGB, hsl(261, 98%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 63%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#955DFD
HEX#955DFD
RGBrgb(149, 93, 253)
HSLhsl(261, 98%, 68%)
HSVhsv(261, 63%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 63%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.226 295.1)
LABlab(52.39% 49.14 -72.88)
LCHlch(52.39% 87.90 303.99)

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

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.72Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.5Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.09Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.62Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 18.08Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 18.94

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

#955DFD Channel Values

How #955DFD 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 93 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 98% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 63% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #955DFD 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #955DFD

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

Base
#955DFD
Complementary
#C5FD5D
Analogous
#5D75FD
Analogous
#E55DFD
Triadic
#FD955D
Triadic
#5DFD95
Split comp.
#FDE55D
Split comp.
#75FD5D

Tints & Shades of #955DFD

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

#A372FE
#B38BFE
#C09FFE
#CEB3FE
#DBC7FE
#EBE1FF

Shades

#7830FD
#5A03FC
#4A02CF
#38029D
#28016F
#170142

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

How #955DFD 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#955DFD
Protanopia#6969FD
Protanomaly#7D65FD
Deuteranopia#7373FC
Deuteranomaly#826BFD
Tritanopia#788181
Tritanomaly#8574C0
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #955DFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-955dfd: #955DFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #955DFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-955dfd': '#955DFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.365, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_955dfd">#955DFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#955DFD"

More Purple Colors

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

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#955DFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #955DFD?

#955DFD is a light purple — rgb(149, 93, 253) in RGB and hsl(261, 98%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.72.

What is the RGB value of #955DFD?

#955DFD is rgb(149, 93, 253) — red 149, green 93, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #955DFD?

#955DFD converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 63%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #955DFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #955DFD scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #955DFD 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 16.62, which is visibly different.

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