What color is #957AFF?

#957AFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957AFF?

The RGB value is 149, 122, 255: 149 red, 122 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957AFF?

The complementary color is #E4FF7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957AFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957AFF color

#957AFF rgb(149, 122, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #957AFF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.8% green and 100% blue (149, 122, 255).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#957AFF color codes

HEX	`#957AFF`
RGB	`rgb(149, 122, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 52%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 52%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, 41.13, -62.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 75.2, 303.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.399, 27.527, 97.931)`
Decimal	`9796351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957AFF, 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 #957AFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957AFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #957AFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957aff; }
.text { color: #957aff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957aff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 122 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957aff, #d87aff); }

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Questions

What color is #957AFF?: #957AFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957AFF?: The RGB value is 149, 122, 255: 149 red, 122 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957AFF?: The complementary color is #E4FF7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957AFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.