What color is #956AAC?

#956AAC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956AAC?

The RGB value is 149, 106, 172: 149 red, 106 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956AAC?

The complementary color is #81AC6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956AAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956AAC color

#956AAC rgb(149, 106, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #956AAC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 41.6% green and 67.5% blue (149, 106, 172).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#956AAC color codes

HEX	`#956AAC`
RGB	`rgb(149, 106, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 41.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.47, 29.51, -28.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.47, 41.16, 315.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.994, 19.677, 41.503)`
Decimal	`9792172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956AAC, 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 #956AAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956AAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #956AAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956aac; }
.text { color: #956aac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956aac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 106 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956aac, #ac6aa2); }

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Questions

What color is #956AAC?: #956AAC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956AAC?: The RGB value is 149, 106, 172: 149 red, 106 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956AAC?: The complementary color is #81AC6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956AAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.