#956EA0 Color

#956EA0 is rgb(149, 110, 160) in RGB and hsl(287, 21%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#956EA0

HEX#956EA0

RGBrgb(149, 110, 160)

HSLhsl(287, 21%, 53%)

HSVhsv(287, 31%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.087 318.7)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 31%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #956EA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #956EA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#956EA0 Complementary#79A06E Analogous#7C6EA0 Analogous#A06E92 Triadic#A0956E Triadic#6EA095

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #956EA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A380AC #B396BB #C0A9C7 #D0BED5 #DDD1E1 #EDE6EF

Shades

#835D8E #6F4F78 #5B4063 #47324D #332438 #1F1622

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