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#956AFB Color

#956AFB is rgb(149, 106, 251) in RGB, hsl(258, 95%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 58%, 0%, 2%) 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 7.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#956AFB
HEX#956AFB
RGBrgb(149, 106, 251)
HSLhsl(258, 95%, 70%)
HSVhsv(258, 58%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 58%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.207 293.3)
LABlab(54.94% 42.06 -67.67)
LCHlch(54.94% 79.67 301.86)

What #956AFB 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 #956AFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.96Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.07Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.49Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.12Iris#5A4FCFΔE 17.11Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 18.48

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

#956AFB Channel Values

How #956AFB 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 106 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 95% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 58% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #956AFB 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #956AFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #956AFB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#956AFB
Complementary
#D0FB6A
Analogous
#6A87FB
Analogous
#DE6AFB
Triadic
#FB956A
Triadic
#6AFB95
Split comp.
#FBDE6A
Split comp.
#87FB6A

Tints & Shades of #956AFB

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

#A47EFC
#B292FC
#C0A5FD
#CEB9FD
#DCCDFE
#EAE1FE

Shades

#763DFA
#530BF9
#4205D1
#33049F
#240372
#150241

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #956AFB.

How #956AFB 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#956AFB
Protanopia#7373FB
Protanomaly#826FFB
Deuteranopia#7A7AFB
Deuteranomaly#8674FB
Tritanopia#7A8888
Tritanomaly#867DC1
Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #956AFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-956afb: #956AFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #956AFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-956afb': '#956AFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.416, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_956afb">#956AFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#956AFB"

More Purple Colors

#956AFB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#956AFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #956AFB?

#956AFB is a light purple — rgb(149, 106, 251) in RGB and hsl(258, 95%, 70%) 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 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #956AFB?

#956AFB is rgb(149, 106, 251) — red 149, green 106, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #956AFB?

#956AFB converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 58%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #956AFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #956AFB scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #956AFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #956AFB 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 9.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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