What color is #957DAD?

#957DAD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957DAD?

The RGB value is 149, 125, 173: 149 red, 125 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957DAD?

The complementary color is #95AD7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957DAD color

#957DAD rgb(149, 125, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957DAD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49% green and 67.8% blue (149, 125, 173).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#957DAD color codes

HEX	`#957DAD`
RGB	`rgb(149, 125, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, 18.73, -22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 28.91, 310.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.269, 24.074, 42.737)`
Decimal	`9797037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957DAD, 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 #957DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #957DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957dad; }
.text { color: #957dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 125 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957dad, #ad7dad); }

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Questions

What color is #957DAD?: #957DAD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957DAD?: The RGB value is 149, 125, 173: 149 red, 125 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957DAD?: The complementary color is #95AD7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.