Information about #957DAE color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #957DAE reads as a softly toned twilight violet and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Violet (#937DA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lavender Purple (#967BB6) and Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6).
The recipe behind #957DAE is rgb(149, 125, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #957DAE: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. #957DAE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#957DAE color variations
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#957DAE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#957DAE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#957DAE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#957DAE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#957DAE 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 #957DAE color
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Nearest named colors to #957DAE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#937DA8
#967BB6
#9678B6
#9E7DA8
#9271A7
#887DA8
#928BA6
#A484AC
#A088A6
#8686AF
#8776B6
#9C8AA4
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#957DAE
- RGB149, 125, 174
- CMYK10, 19, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(149, 125, 174)
- HSL269°, 23%, 59%
- HSL Precise269.388°, 23.223%, 58.627%
- HSV269°, 28%, 68%
- HSB269°, 28%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
- GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.490, 0.682)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.490, 0.682, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.490, 0.682)
- Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID957DAE
- DECIMAL ID9797038
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
