What color is #957EA3?

#957EA3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957EA3?

The RGB value is 149, 126, 163: 149 red, 126 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957EA3?

The complementary color is #8CA37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957EA3 color

#957EA3 rgb(149, 126, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957EA3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49.4% green and 63.9% blue (149, 126, 163).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#957EA3 color codes

HEX	`#957EA3`
RGB	`rgb(149, 126, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, 15.97, -16.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 22.92, 314.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.465, 23.956, 37.873)`
Decimal	`9797283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957EA3, 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 #957EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #957EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957ea3; }
.text { color: #957ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 126 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957ea3, #a37e9e); }

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Questions

What color is #957EA3?: #957EA3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957EA3?: The RGB value is 149, 126, 163: 149 red, 126 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957EA3?: The complementary color is #8CA37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.