Information about #957CBB color

#957CBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#957CBB falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(149, 124, 187) — 58.4% red, 48.6% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 25 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#957CBB presents itself as a softly balanced violet — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lavender Purple (#967BB6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6) and Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(149, 124, 187)), which gives #957CBB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #957CBB: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #957CBB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#957CBB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#957CBB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#957CBB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#957CBB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#957CBB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#957CBB 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #957CBB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lavender Purple color link
Lavender Purple

#967BB6

Purple Mountain Majesty color link
Purple Mountain Majesty

#9678B6

Middle Blue Purple color link
Middle Blue Purple

#8B72BE

Lilac Bush color link
Lilac Bush

#9470C4

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Long Shot color link
Long Shot

#8776B6

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Grayish Violet color link
Grayish Violet

#937DA8

Grayish Mulberry color link
Grayish Mulberry

#9E7DA8

Pastel Indigo color link
Pastel Indigo

#8686AF

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

#957CBB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#957CBB
  • RGB149, 124, 187
  • CMYK15, 25, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(149, 124, 187)
  • HSL264°, 32%, 61%
  • HSL Precise263.81°, 31.658%, 60.98%
  • HSV264°, 34%, 73%
  • HSB264°, 34%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.486, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.486, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.486, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID957CBB
  • DECIMAL ID9796795
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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