Skip to content

#956EBF Color

#956EBF is rgb(149, 110, 191) in RGB, hsl(269, 39%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 25%) 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 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#956EBF
HEX#956EBF
RGBrgb(149, 110, 191)
HSLhsl(269, 39%, 59%)
HSVhsv(269, 42%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.125 305.2)
LABlab(52.98% 28.04 -37.05)
LCHlch(52.98% 46.46 307.11)

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

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 5.63Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.1Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.16Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.79Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.82Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.28

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

#956EBF Channel Values

How #956EBF 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 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 39% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 42% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #956EBF 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #956EBF

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

Base
#956EBF
Complementary
#98BF6E
Analogous
#6E6FBF
Analogous
#BE6EBF
Triadic
#BF956E
Triadic
#6EBF95
Split comp.
#BFBE6E
Split comp.
#6FBF6E

Tints & Shades of #956EBF

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

#A583C9
#B295D0
#C1AADA
#CEBCE1
#DDD1EB
#EAE3F3

Shades

#8051B3
#6C4398
#58367C
#462C63
#321F47
#1E132B

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

How #956EBF 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#956EBF
Protanopia#7676BF
Protanomaly#8373BF
Deuteranopia#7D7DBE
Deuteranomaly#8777BF
Tritanopia#8A7C7C
Tritanomaly#8F779B
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #956EBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-956ebf: #956EBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #956EBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-956ebf': '#956EBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.431, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_956ebf">#956EBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#956EBF"

More Purple Colors

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

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#956EBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #956EBF?

#956EBF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(149, 110, 191) in RGB and hsl(269, 39%, 59%) 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 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #956EBF?

#956EBF is rgb(149, 110, 191) — red 149, green 110, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #956EBF?

#956EBF converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 42%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #956EBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #956EBF scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #956EBF 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 14.14, which is visibly different.

Open #956EBF in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.