#9956CD Color

#9956CD is rgb(153, 86, 205) in RGB and hsl(274, 54%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. White text is most readable on this background.

#9956CD

HEX#9956CD

RGBrgb(153, 86, 205)

HSLhsl(274, 54%, 57%)

HSVhsv(274, 58%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.182 307.7)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 58%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9956CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9956CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9956CD Complementary#89CD56 Analogous#5E56CD Analogous#CD56C5 Triadic#CD9956 Triadic#56CD99

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9956CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A76ED4 #B685DB #C49DE2 #D0B0E8 #DEC8EF #ECE0F6

Shades

#8639C0 #7331A5 #5D2886 #4A206A #34164B #210E2F

Use #9956CD in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex