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#956EB4 Color

#956EB4 is rgb(149, 110, 180) in RGB, hsl(273, 32%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#956EB4
HEX#956EB4
RGBrgb(149, 110, 180)
HSLhsl(273, 32%, 57%)
HSVhsv(273, 39%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.111 309)
LABlab(52.54% 26.08 -31.41)
LCHlch(52.54% 40.82 309.70)

What #956EB4 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 #956EB4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.18Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.47Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.17Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.31African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.86French Lilac#86608EΔE 14.29

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

#956EB4 Channel Values

How #956EB4 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 110 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 32% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 39% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #956EB4 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 text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #956EB4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #956EB4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#956EB4
Complementary
#8EB46E
Analogous
#726EB4
Analogous
#B46EB1
Triadic
#B4956E
Triadic
#6EB495
Split comp.
#B1B46E
Split comp.
#6EB472

Tints & Shades of #956EB4

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

#A482BF
#B297C9
#C1ABD4
#CEBCDC
#DCD0E7
#EBE4F1

Shades

#8155A5
#6F498D
#593B72
#472F5B
#322140
#201528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #956EB4.

How #956EB4 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#956EB4
Protanopia#7676B4
Protanomaly#8373B4
Deuteranopia#7D7DB3
Deuteranomaly#8777B4
Tritanopia#8C7A7A
Tritanomaly#907595
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #956EB4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-956eb4: #956EB4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #956EB4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-956eb4': '#956EB4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.431, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_956eb4">#956EB4</color>
SVG fillfill="#956EB4"

More Purple Colors

#956EB4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#956EB4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #956EB4?

#956EB4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(149, 110, 180) in RGB and hsl(273, 32%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #956EB4?

#956EB4 is rgb(149, 110, 180) — red 149, green 110, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #956EB4?

#956EB4 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #956EB4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #956EB4 scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #956EB4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #956EB4 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 20.11, which is visibly different.

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