#956CFE Color

#956CFE is rgb(149, 108, 254) in RGB, hsl(257, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#956CFE

HEX#956CFE

RGBrgb(149, 108, 254)

HSLhsl(257, 99%, 71%)

HSVhsv(257, 57%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.208 292.5)

LABlab(55.53% 41.64 -68.37)

LCHlch(55.53% 80.05 301.35)

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

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.76 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.08 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 12.96 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.36 Iris#5A4FCFΔE 17.46 Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 18.83

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#956CFE Channel Values

How #956CFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 149 · G 108 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 257° · S 99% · L 71%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 257° · S 57% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.59:1 vs white · 5.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #956CFE 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #956CFE

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

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Tints & Shades of #956CFE

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.

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How #956CFE 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#956CFE

Protanopia#7474FE

Protanomaly#8371FE

Deuteranopia#7B7BFE

Deuteranomaly#8676FE

Tritanopia#7A8A8A

Tritanomaly#857FC4

Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #956CFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-956cfe: #956CFE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #956CFE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-956cfe': '#956CFE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.424, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_956cfe">#956CFE</color>

SVG fillfill="#956CFE"

More Purple Colors

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

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#956CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #956CFE?

#956CFE is a light purple — rgb(149, 108, 254) in RGB and hsl(257, 99%, 71%) 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 8.76.

What is the RGB value of #956CFE?

#956CFE is rgb(149, 108, 254) — red 149, green 108, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #956CFE?

#956CFE converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #956CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #956CFE scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #956CFE 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 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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