What color is #958CA7?

#958CA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958CA7?

The RGB value is 149, 140, 167: 149 red, 140 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958CA7?

The complementary color is #9EA78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958CA7 color

#958CA7 rgb(149, 140, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #958CA7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.9% green and 65.5% blue (149, 140, 167).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#958CA7 color codes

HEX	`#958CA7`
RGB	`rgb(149, 140, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.83, 8.77, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.83, 15.69, 303.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.746, 27.936, 40.429)`
Decimal	`9800871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958CA7, 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 #958CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #958CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958ca7; }
.text { color: #958ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 140 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958ca7, #a38ca7); }

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Questions

What color is #958CA7?: #958CA7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958CA7?: The RGB value is 149, 140, 167: 149 red, 140 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958CA7?: The complementary color is #9EA78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.