#6956BF#6956BF

#6956BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.158 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6956BF
RGB	rgb(105, 86, 191)
HSL	hsl(251, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(251, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 34.07, -52.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 62.85, 302.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.049 -0.1504)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.158 288)
XYZ	xyz(18.5548, 13.4197, 50.8927)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6956BF #ACBF56

analogous

#5678BF #6956BF #9E56BF

triadic

#6956BF #BF6956 #56BF69

tetradic

#6956BF #BF5678 #ACBF56 #56BF9E

square

#6956BF #BF5678 #ACBF56 #56BF9E

split-complementary

#6956BF #BF9E56 #78BF56

monochromatic

#372A70 #4D3B9D #6956BF #9082D0 #B8AFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#6956BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#6956BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6956BF

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6956BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6956BF	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E69C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E64BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E6D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6956bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 86, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.158 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9986d3',
    500: '#6956bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6956bf;
$custom-light: #9986d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6956bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.857,
    "s": 45.064,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52598,
    "c": 0.15821,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.1342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6956BF

secondary

#C7CFA2

accent

#D553BD

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFA

border

#CCCAD3

text

#0E0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6956BF

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

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