What color is #956D9D?

#956D9D 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 #956D9D?

The RGB value is 149, 109, 157: 149 red, 109 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956D9D?

The complementary color is #759D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956D9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956D9D color

#956D9D rgb(149, 109, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #956D9D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 42.7% green and 61.6% blue (149, 109, 157).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#956D9D color codes

HEX	`#956D9D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 109, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 42.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, 24.57, -19.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 31.54, 321.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.948, 19.762, 34.445)`
Decimal	`9792925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956D9D, 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 #956D9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956D9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #956D9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956d9d; }
.text { color: #956d9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956d9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 109 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956d9d, #9d6d8d); }

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Questions

What color is #956D9D?: #956D9D 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 #956D9D?: The RGB value is 149, 109, 157: 149 red, 109 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956D9D?: The complementary color is #759D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956D9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.