#956E97

#956E97

Color Values

HEX

#956E97

RGB

149, 110, 151

HSL

297.1, 16.5%, 51.2%

HSV

297.1, 27.2%, 59.2%

CMYK

1.3%, 27.2%, 0.0%, 40.8%

OKLCH

0.5916 0.0763 324.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: plum 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#956E97

#70976E

Analogous

#816E97

#976E85

#956E97

Triadic

#956E97

#97956E

#6E9795

Split Complementary

#956E97

#85976E

#6E9781

Tetradic

#956E97

#97816E

#70976E

#6E8597

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#956E97

Protanopia

#84848D

Deuteranopia

#86898B

Tritanopia

#938584

Achromatopsia

#797979

CSS Usage

background-color: #956E97;
color: #956E97;
border-color: #956E97;
Nearest Tailwind: Slate 500 #64748B

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F6F8
100
#EFEBF0
200
#E1D5E1
300
#CBB8CC
400
#AF91B0
500
#936A95
600
#755577
700
#5E445F
800
#49354A
900
#372938
950
#231A23

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.24:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

4.96:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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