All About Color #8956CD

#8956CD

About #8956CD

#8956CD is a medium purple color with the hex code #8956CD. In RGB it is red 137, green 86, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 266°, saturation 54%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 33%, 58%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 4.91:1 on white and 4.28:1 on black.

#8956CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet89, 56, CD
CMYK33.17%, 58.05%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal137, 86, 205
HSL266°, 54%, 57%
RGB Octal211, 126, 315
HSV (HSB)265.71°, 58.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10001001, 1010110, 11001101
CIE-L*AB47.47, 45.33, -54.19
RGB Percent53.73%, 33.73%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH47.47, 70.65, 309.92
XYZ24.66, 16.38, 59.62
CIE-L*UV47.47, 13.43, -86.48
xyY0.25, 0.16, 16.38
Hunter-Lab40.47, 37.94, -59.00
RYB53.73%, 33.73%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8956CD on a dark background: contrast 4.28:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8956CD on a light background: contrast 4.91:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8956CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8956CD · #BB9DE2 · #5C2E99 · #99CD56 · #C4E29D

Analogous palette

#5699CD · #565ECD · #8956CD · #C556CD · #CD5699

Triadic palette

#8956CD · #CD8956 · #56CD89 · #BB9DE2 · #E2BB9D

Tetradic palette

#8956CD · #CD565E · #99CD56 · #56CDC5 · #5C2E99

Monochromatic palette

#40206A · #6331A5 · #8956CD · #B291DE · #DBCCF0

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