#965DD3 Hex Color
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With its bright value and fairly strong saturation, #965dd3 is a vivid, cool purple with a clear violet bias. The hex code works well as a small accent, call-to-action, or creative brand highlight rather than a full-page background. It brings energy and mystery to interfaces, while black text has about a 4.8:1 contrast ratio, enough for WCAG AA body text.
Questions about #965dd3
What is #965dd3 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #965dd3 is rgb(150, 93, 211), in HSL hsl(269, 57%, 60%) and in CMYK 29%, 56%, 0%, 17%.
What colors pair well with #965dd3?
Where should designers use #965dd3?
#965dd3 works best as a focused accent, call-to-action color, or highlight in creative, gaming, and spiritual branding, where its bright, cool saturation attracts attention. Keep it off large backgrounds unless the surrounding layout has ample breathing room.
Is #965dd3 readable on white or black?
#965dd3 has a 4.37:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.80:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.