Information about #957E8A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #957E8A belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(149, 126, 138) — 58.4% red, 49.4% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 4 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #957E8A reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purpley Grey (#947E94) and Quarter Buffalo (#998682).

In RGB terms — rgb(149, 126, 138) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #957E8A: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. #957E8A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#957E8A color variations

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

#957E8A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#957E8A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#957E8A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#957E8A 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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#957E8A 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 #957E8A

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

Mountbatten Pink color link
Mountbatten Pink

#997A8D

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

Quarter Buffalo color link
Quarter Buffalo

#998682

Tom color link
Tom

#92827F

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Nitro color link
Nitro

#978395

Opium color link
Opium

#987E7E

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Warm Grey color link
Warm Grey

#978A84

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Eighth Oilskin color link
Eighth Oilskin

#928A82

#957E8A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#957E8A
  • RGB149, 126, 138
  • CMYK0, 9, 4, 42
  • CSSrgb(149, 126, 138)
  • HSL329°, 10%, 54%
  • HSL Precise328.696°, 9.787%, 53.922%
  • HSV329°, 15%, 58%
  • HSB329°, 15%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.494, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.494, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.494, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID957E8A
  • DECIMAL ID9797258
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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