#6956BE#6956BE

#6956BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.157 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6956BE
RGB	rgb(105, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(251, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(251, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, 33.77, -52.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 62.29, 302.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.0489 -0.149)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.157 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4451, 13.3758, 50.3151)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#6956BE #ABBE56

analogous

#5677BE #6956BE #9D56BE

triadic

#6956BE #BE6956 #56BE69

tetradic

#6956BE #BE5677 #ABBE56 #56BE9D

square

#6956BE #BE5677 #ABBE56 #56BE9D

split-complementary

#6956BE #BE9D56 #77BE56

monochromatic

#372B6F #4D3C9B #6956BE #9082CF #B7AEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#6956BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#6956BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6956BE

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6956BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6956BE	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F69C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2064BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6956be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.157 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9986d2',
    500: '#6956be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6956be;
$custom-light: #9986d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6956be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.962,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5253,
    "c": 0.15687,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6956BE

secondary

#C6CEA2

accent

#D454BD

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFA

border

#CCCAD3

text

#0E0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6956BE

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

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