Information about #957AFF color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #957AFF reads as a maximally vivid deep-sea blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Purple Mimosa (#9E7BFF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Slate Blue Light (#8470FF) and Crocus Purple (#9172EC).
The recipe behind #957AFF is rgb(149, 122, 255), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #957AFF: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #957AFF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#957AFF color variations
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#957AFF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#957AFF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#957AFF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#957AFF color hues
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#957AFF color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #957AFF color
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Nearest named colors to #957AFF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9E7BFF
#8470FF
#9172EC
#8B65FF
#9F65FF
#9961FC
#8366F4
#968BE7
#8F8CE7
#8F99FB
#B36FF6
#7865FF
#957AFF color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#957AFF
- RGB149, 122, 255
- CMYK42, 52, 0, 0
- CSSrgb(149, 122, 255)
- HSL252°, 100%, 74%
- HSL Precise252.18°, 100%, 73.922%
- HSV252°, 52%, 100%
- HSB252°, 52%, 100%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
- GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.478, 1.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.478, 1.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.478, 1.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID957AFF
- DECIMAL ID9796351
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers321 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
