What color is #956A91?

#956A91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956A91?

The RGB value is 149, 106, 145: 149 red, 106 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956A91?

The complementary color is #6A956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956A91 color

#956A91 rgb(149, 106, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #956A91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 41.6% green and 56.9% blue (149, 106, 145).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#956A91 color codes

HEX	`#956A91`
RGB	`rgb(149, 106, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 41.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.38, 23.89, -14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.38, 27.96, 328.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.659, 18.743, 29.207)`
Decimal	`9792145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956A91, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #956A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #956A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956a91; }
.text { color: #956a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 106 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956a91, #956a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #956A91?: #956A91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956A91?: The RGB value is 149, 106, 145: 149 red, 106 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956A91?: The complementary color is #6A956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.