#6956AE#6956AE

#6956AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.135 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6956AE
RGB	rgb(105, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(253, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(253, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 29.13, -44.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 53.24, 303.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.048 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.135 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.7914, 12.7144, 41.6056)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6956AE #9BAE56

analogous

#566FAE #6956AE #9556AE

triadic

#6956AE #AE6956 #56AE69

tetradic

#6956AE #AE566F #9BAE56 #56AE95

square

#6956AE #AE566F #9BAE56 #56AE95

split-complementary

#6956AE #AE9556 #6FAE56

monochromatic

#372D5D #504086 #6956AE #8E7FC2 #B2A9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#6956AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#6956AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6956AE

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6956AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6956AE	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3365B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57687A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6956ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.135 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9886c7',
    500: '#6956ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6956ae;
$custom-light: #9886c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6956ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.955,
    "s": 35.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51469,
    "c": 0.13501,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6956AE

secondary

#BBC39C

accent

#CB5DB3

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F2EFF8

border

#CCCAD1

text

#0E0B13

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6956AE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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