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#956b8a color: Sophisticated Lilac

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316°
100%

OKLCH

58.1%
0.069
336°
  • ≈ Gray
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 42%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text4.42:1 · Below AALc -76
Black text4.75:1 · AALc 33

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About #956b8a

#956b8a is a dusty magenta color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 336°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sophisticated Lilac (#956c87). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #956b8a mixed with white

  1. 956b8a
  2. a07995
  3. aa87a0
  4. b595ac
  5. bfa4b7
  6. cab3c3
  7. d4c2cf
  8. dfd1db
  9. eae0e7
  10. f4eff3

Darker: #956b8a mixed with black

  1. 956b8a
  2. 815c77
  3. 6d4e65
  4. 5a3f53
  5. 483242
  6. 372532
  7. 261822
  8. 160d14
  9. 080407
  10. 010001

Calmer: #956b8a with less saturation

  1. 956b8a
  2. 936d88
  3. 906e87
  4. 8e7085
  5. 8b7284
  6. 887382
  7. 867581
  8. 83767f
  9. 80787e
  10. 7d797c