#956F8F Color

#956F8F is rgb(149, 111, 143) in RGB, hsl(309, 15%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 4%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#956F8F

HEX#956F8F

RGBrgb(149, 111, 143)

HSLhsl(309, 15%, 51%)

HSVhsv(309, 26%, 58%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 4%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.066 331.9)

LABlab(51.55% 19.62 -11.43)

LCHlch(51.55% 22.71 329.78)

What #956F8F 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 #956F8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 7.59 Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 8.22 Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.12 French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.9 Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.73 Old Lavender#796878ΔE 12.78

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#956F8F Channel Values

How #956F8F 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 111 · B 143	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 309° · S 15% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 309° · S 26% · V 58%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 26% · Y 4% · K 42%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.24:1 vs white · 4.95:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #956F8F 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 text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #956F8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #956F8F; 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 #956F8F

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 #956F8F 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#956F8F

Protanopia#77778F

Protanomaly#84748F

Deuteranopia#7D7D8E

Deuteranomaly#87788E

Tritanopia#927474

Tritanomaly#93727F

Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #956F8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-956f8f: #956F8F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #956F8F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-956f8f': '#956F8F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.435, blue: 0.561)

Android XML<color name="color_956f8f">#956F8F</color>

SVG fillfill="#956F8F"

More Pink Colors

#956F8F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#956F8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #956F8F?

#956F8F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(149, 111, 143) in RGB and hsl(309, 15%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #956F8F?

#956F8F is rgb(149, 111, 143) — red 149, green 111, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #956F8F?

#956F8F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 4%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #956F8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #956F8F scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #956F8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #956F8F 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.18, which is visibly different.

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