What color is #956CA0?

#956CA0 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 #956CA0?

The RGB value is 149, 108, 160: 149 red, 108 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956CA0?

The complementary color is #77A06C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956CA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956CA0 color

#956CA0 rgb(149, 108, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #956CA0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 42.4% green and 62.7% blue (149, 108, 160).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#956CA0 color codes

HEX	`#956CA0`
RGB	`rgb(149, 108, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 42.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, 25.77, -21.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 33.71, 319.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.101, 19.653, 35.775)`
Decimal	`9792672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956CA0, 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 #956CA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956CA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #956CA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956ca0; }
.text { color: #956ca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956ca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 108 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956ca0, #a06c91); }

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Questions

What color is #956CA0?: #956CA0 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 #956CA0?: The RGB value is 149, 108, 160: 149 red, 108 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956CA0?: The complementary color is #77A06C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956CA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.