#956DB9

#956DB9

Color Values

HEX

#956DB9

RGB

149, 109, 185

HSL

271.6, 35.2%, 57.6%

HSV

271.6, 41.1%, 72.5%

CMYK

19.5%, 41.1%, 0.0%, 27.5%

OKLCH

0.6052 0.1195 307.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#956DB9

#91B96D

Analogous

#6F6DB9

#B96DB7

#956DB9

Triadic

#956DB9

#B9956D

#6DB995

Split Complementary

#956DB9

#B7B96D

#6DB96F

Tetradic

#956DB9

#B96F6D

#91B96D

#6DB7B9

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#956DB9

Protanopia

#8483A7

Deuteranopia

#8689A2

Tritanopia

#939895

Achromatopsia

#7B7B7B

CSS Usage

background-color: #956DB9;
color: #956DB9;
border-color: #956DB9;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE8F2
200
#DCCFE8
300
#C3ACD7
400
#A27FC2
500
#8253AC
600
#68428A
700
#53356E
800
#412956
900
#312140
950
#1F1528

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.07:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.17:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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