Close to Medium Slate Blue
#956AED
#956AED is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 41.6% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 78% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #956AED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.56:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #956AED as they’d see it.
#956AED in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #956AED
What color is #956AED?
#956AED is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 41.6% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 78% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #956AED in RGB?
#956AED is rgb(149, 106, 237): 149 red, 106 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #956AED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(37, 55, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #956AED?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #956AED?
Its complement #669010 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.