What color is #958BAD?

#958BAD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958BAD?

The RGB value is 149, 139, 173: 149 red, 139 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958BAD?

The complementary color is #A3AD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958BAD color

#958BAD rgb(149, 139, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #958BAD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.5% green and 67.8% blue (149, 139, 173).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#958BAD color codes

HEX	`#958BAD`
RGB	`rgb(149, 139, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.77, 10.65, -16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.77, 19.65, 302.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.168, 27.872, 43.37)`
Decimal	`9800621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958BAD, 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 #958BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #958BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958bad; }
.text { color: #958bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 139 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958bad, #a68bad); }

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Questions

What color is #958BAD?: #958BAD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958BAD?: The RGB value is 149, 139, 173: 149 red, 139 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958BAD?: The complementary color is #A3AD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.