#956bb4 color: Crown Jewels
#956bb4 is rgb(149, 107, 180) in RGB and oklch(59.915% 0.11668 309.712) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Purple
- Medium
- Soft
- Neutral
- ≈ Amethyst
- mauve-500
- Black 29%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #956bb4
#956bb4 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 59.9% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 310°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.04:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946dad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.
Lighter: #956bb4 mixed with white
Darker: #956bb4 mixed with black
Calmer: #956bb4 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #956bb4
Questions about #956bb4
What color is #956bb4?
#956bb4 is soft purple. The closest named color is Crown Jewels. In RGB it is rgb(149, 107, 180), in HSL hsl(274.52, 32.74%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.915% 0.11668 309.712).
What colors go well with #956bb4?
The complementary color of #956bb4 is #698d3d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7277c4 and #ad6296. The triadic partners are #ac7222 and #00958f.
Is white or black text more readable on #956bb4?
White text reads better on #956bb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #956bb4 a warm or cool color?
#956bb4 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 59.9% and its chroma 0.117.