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#956BB8 Color

#956BB8 is rgb(149, 107, 184) in RGB, hsl(273, 35%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 42%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#956BB8
HEX#956BB8
RGBrgb(149, 107, 184)
HSLhsl(273, 35%, 57%)
HSVhsv(273, 42%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 42%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.122 308.2)
LABlab(51.99% 28.41 -34.58)
LCHlch(51.99% 44.75 309.41)

What #956BB8 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 #956BB8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.44Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.88Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.94Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.01Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.57Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.58

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

#956BB8 Channel Values

How #956BB8 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 107 · B 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 35% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 42% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #956BB8 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #956BB8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #956BB8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #956BB8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#956BB8
Complementary
#8EB86B
Analogous
#6F6BB8
Analogous
#B86BB4
Triadic
#B8956B
Triadic
#6BB895
Split comp.
#B4B86B
Split comp.
#6BB86F

Tints & Shades of #956BB8

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

#A480C2
#B394CC
#C1A9D6
#CEBADE
#DDCFE8
#EBE3F2

Shades

#8151A9
#6F4691
#5A3875
#472D5D
#321F41
#201429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #956BB8.

How #956BB8 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#956BB8
Protanopia#7474B8
Protanomaly#8270B8
Deuteranopia#7B7BB7
Deuteranomaly#8675B8
Tritanopia#8B7878
Tritanomaly#8F7396
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #956BB8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-956bb8: #956BB8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #956BB8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-956bb8': '#956BB8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.420, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_956bb8">#956BB8</color>
SVG fillfill="#956BB8"

More Purple Colors

#956BB8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#956BB8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #956BB8?

#956BB8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(149, 107, 184) in RGB and hsl(273, 35%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #956BB8?

#956BB8 is rgb(149, 107, 184) — red 149, green 107, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #956BB8?

#956BB8 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 42%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #956BB8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #956BB8 scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #956BB8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #956BB8 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 16.57, which is visibly different.

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