All About Color #956EAA

#956EAA

About #956EAA

#956EAA is a medium purple color with the hex code #956EAA. In RGB it is red 149, green 110, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 279°, saturation 26%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 12%, 35%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 4.13:1 on white and 5.09:1 on black.

#956EAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet95, 6E, AA
CMYK12.35%, 35.29%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal149, 110, 170
HSL279°, 26%, 55%
RGB Octal225, 156, 252
HSV (HSB)279.00°, 35.29%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10010101, 1101110, 10101010
CIE-L*AB52.34, 26.77, -26.19
RGB Percent58.43%, 43.14%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH52.34, 37.45, 315.63
XYZ25.23, 20.44, 40.65
CIE-L*UV52.34, 16.68, -42.79
xyY0.29, 0.24, 20.44
Hunter-Lab45.21, 20.46, -21.65
RYB58.43%, 43.14%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#956EAA on a dark background: contrast 5.09:1, passes WCAG AA.
#956EAA on a light background: contrast 4.13:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #956EAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#956EAA · #C0A8CC · #664677 · #83AA6E · #B5CCA8

Analogous palette

#6E83AA · #776EAA · #956EAA · #AA6EA1 · #AA6E83

Triadic palette

#956EAA · #AA956E · #6EAA95 · #C0A8CC · #CCC0A8

Tetradic palette

#956EAA · #AA776E · #83AA6E · #6EA1AA · #664677

Monochromatic palette

#452F50 · #6E4B81 · #956EAA · #B89FC6 · #DCCFE3

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