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#957DE3 Color

#957DE3 is rgb(149, 125, 227) in RGB, hsl(254, 65%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 45%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#957DE3
HEX#957DE3
RGBrgb(149, 125, 227)
HSLhsl(254, 65%, 69%)
HSVhsv(254, 45%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 45%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.149 292.6)
LABlab(58.08% 26.84 -49.35)
LCHlch(58.08% 56.17 298.54)

What #957DE3 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 #957DE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.21Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.48Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.48Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.58Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.41Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.35

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

#957DE3 Channel Values

How #957DE3 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 125 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 65% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 45% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #957DE3 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #957DE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #957DE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #957DE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#957DE3
Complementary
#CBE37D
Analogous
#7D98E3
Analogous
#C87DE3
Triadic
#E3957D
Triadic
#7DE395
Split comp.
#E3C87D
Split comp.
#98E37D

Tints & Shades of #957DE3

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

#A28DE7
#B09EEA
#BEAFEE
#CFC4F3
#DDD5F6
#EAE6FA

Shades

#7657DB
#532DD2
#4425AD
#351D87
#261561
#160C37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #957DE3.

How #957DE3 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#957DE3
Protanopia#8181E3
Protanomaly#8A80E3
Deuteranopia#8686E3
Deuteranomaly#8C82E3
Tritanopia#838F8F
Tritanomaly#8B88B7
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #957DE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-957de3: #957DE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #957DE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-957de3': '#957DE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.490, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_957de3">#957DE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#957DE3"

More Blue Colors

#957DE3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#957DE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #957DE3?

#957DE3 is a light blue — rgb(149, 125, 227) in RGB and hsl(254, 65%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #957DE3?

#957DE3 is rgb(149, 125, 227) — red 149, green 125, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #957DE3?

#957DE3 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 45%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #957DE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #957DE3 scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #957DE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #957DE3 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 6.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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