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#956FF2

#956ff2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#956ff2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 43.53% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.43% cyan, 54.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 257.4°, with 83.44% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2417

Complementary

  1. #956ff2
  2. #ccf26f

Split complementary

  1. #956ff2
  2. #f2d66f
  3. #8bf26f

Analogous

  1. #6f8bf2
  2. #956ff2
  3. #d66ff2

Triadic

  1. #956ff2
  2. #f2956f
  3. #6ff295

Tetradic

  1. #956ff2
  2. #f26fcc
  3. #ccf26f
  4. #6ff295

Square

  1. #956ff2
  2. #f26f8b
  3. #ccf26f
  4. #6ff2d6

Monochromatic

  1. #4111b7
  2. #6129ec
  3. #956ff2
  4. #c9b5f8
  5. #f1ecfd

Shades

#956ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #956ff2
  2. #8664da
  3. #7759c2
  4. #684ea9
  5. #594391
  6. #4b3879
  7. #3c2c61
  8. #2d2149
  9. #1e1630
  10. #0f0b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#956ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #956ff2
  2. #a07df3
  3. #aa8cf5
  4. #b59af6
  5. #bfa9f7
  6. #cab7f9
  7. #d5c5fa
  8. #dfd4fb
  9. #eae2fc
  10. #f4f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#956ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #956ff2
  2. #9371e7
  3. #9172db
  4. #8f74d0
  5. #8d76c4
  6. #8b78b9
  7. #8879ae
  8. #867ba2
  9. #847d97
  10. #827e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d7ebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3188f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c85ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d8aa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #687ff5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b7df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8780c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-956ff2 {
  color: #956ff2;
}
Background
.bg-956ff2 {
  background-color: #956ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-956ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #956ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #956ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 111 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 83% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-956ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #956ff2, #d66ff2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-956ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 111 242 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.86 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.31 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.56 #6a900d Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#956ff2  rgb(149, 111, 242)  hsl(257, 83%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#ccf26f  rgb(204, 242, 111)  hsl(77, 83%, 69%)  Inchworm
#f2956f  rgb(242, 149, 111)  hsl(17, 83%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#6ff295  rgb(111, 242, 149)  hsl(137, 83%, 69%)  Light Green