What color is #956F8C?

#956F8C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956F8C?

The RGB value is 149, 111, 140: 149 red, 111 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956F8C?

The complementary color is #6F9578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956F8C?

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.

#956F8C color

#956F8C rgb(149, 111, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #956F8C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 43.5% green and 54.9% blue (149, 111, 140).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#956F8C color codes

HEX	`#956F8C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 111, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 43.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, 20.03, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 22.38, 333.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.812, 19.653, 27.398)`
Decimal	`9793420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956F8C, 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 #956F8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956F8C 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 #956F8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956f8c; }
.text { color: #956f8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956f8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 111 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956f8c, #956f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #956F8C?: #956F8C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956F8C?: The RGB value is 149, 111, 140: 149 red, 111 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956F8C?: The complementary color is #6F9578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956F8C?: 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.