What color is #956BA3?

#956BA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956BA3?

The RGB value is 149, 107, 163: 149 red, 107 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956BA3?

The complementary color is #79A36B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956BA3 color

#956BA3 rgb(149, 107, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #956BA3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 42% green and 63.9% blue (149, 107, 163).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#956BA3 color codes

HEX	`#956BA3`
RGB	`rgb(149, 107, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 42%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 34%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.32, 26.98, -23.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.32, 35.89, 318.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.262, 19.55, 37.139)`
Decimal	`9792419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956BA3, 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 #956BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #956BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956ba3; }
.text { color: #956ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 107 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956ba3, #a36b95); }

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Questions

What color is #956BA3?: #956BA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956BA3?: The RGB value is 149, 107, 163: 149 red, 107 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956BA3?: The complementary color is #79A36B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.