#6956BB#6956BB

#6956BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.153 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6956BB
RGB	rgb(105, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(251, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(251, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.13, 32.89, -50.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.13, 60.61, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.33% 0.0488 -0.1448)
OKLCH	oklch(52.33% 0.153 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1206, 13.2460, 48.6061)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6956BB #A8BB56

analogous

#5675BB #6956BB #9B56BB

triadic

#6956BB #BB6956 #56BB69

tetradic

#6956BB #BB5675 #A8BB56 #56BB9B

square

#6956BB #BB5675 #A8BB56 #56BB9B

split-complementary

#6956BB #BB9B56 #75BB56

monochromatic

#372B6B #4E3D97 #6956BB #9082CD #B6ADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#6956BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#6956BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6956BB

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6956BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6956BB	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2468BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2563B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6956bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.153 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9986d0',
    500: '#6956bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6956bb;
$custom-light: #9986d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6956bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.287,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52325,
    "c": 0.15282,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6956BB

secondary

#C4CCA1

accent

#D255BB

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F2EFF9

border

#CCCAD2

text

#0E0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6956BB

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

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