#956EB9 Color

#956EB9 is rgb(149, 110, 185) in RGB and hsl(271, 35%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#956EB9

HEX#956EB9

RGBrgb(149, 110, 185)

HSLhsl(271, 35%, 58%)

HSVhsv(271, 41%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.118 307.1)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 41%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #956EB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #956EB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#956EB9 Complementary#93B96E Analogous#706EB9 Analogous#B96EB8 Triadic#B9956E Triadic#6EB995

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #956EB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A483C3 #B194CC #C0A9D6 #CFBEE0 #DED2E9 #EBE3F2

Shades

#8153AC #6F4794 #5A3A78 #462D5D #311F41 #1F1429

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