#6956BD#6956BD

#6956BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.156 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6956BD
RGB	rgb(105, 86, 189)
HSL	hsl(251, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(251, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 33.48, -51.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 61.73, 302.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.0489 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.156 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3362, 13.3323, 49.7415)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6956BD #AABD56

analogous

#5677BD #6956BD #9D56BD

triadic

#6956BD #BD6956 #56BD69

tetradic

#6956BD #BD5677 #AABD56 #56BD9D

square

#6956BD #BD5677 #AABD56 #56BD9D

split-complementary

#6956BD #BD9D56 #77BD56

monochromatic

#372B6E #4D3C9A #6956BD #9082CE #B7AEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#6956BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#6956BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6956BD

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6956BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6956BD	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2168C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2264BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#506C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6956bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 86, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.156 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9986d1',
    500: '#6956bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6956bd;
$custom-light: #9986d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6956bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.068,
    "s": 43.83,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52461,
    "c": 0.15552,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6956BD

secondary

#C5CDA1

accent

#D454BC

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F2EFF9

border

#CCCAD2

text

#0E0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6956BD

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

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