#6956ED#6956ED
#6956ED is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.217 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6956ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(105, 86, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 63.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.67, 47.78, -73.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.67, 87.92, 302.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.04% 0.0471 -0.2121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.04% 0.217 282.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4348, 15.7717, 81.8610) |
| Luminance | 0.1577 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.16
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.41
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.49
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.12
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.21
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6956ED #DAED56
analogous
#568EED #6956ED #B556ED
triadic
#6956ED #ED6956 #56ED69
tetradic
#6956ED #ED568E #DAED56 #56EDB5
square
#6956ED #ED568E #DAED56 #56EDB5
split-complementary
#6956ED #EDB556 #8EED56
monochromatic
#2813B5 #381FE7 #6956ED #9A8DF3 #CBC5F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#6956ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#6956ED on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6956ED
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6956ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6956ED | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.15 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0074F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0069EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#257C9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6956ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 86, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.217 282.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9f87f4',
500: '#6956ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6956ed; $custom-light: #9f87f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6956ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 105,
"g": 86,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.55,
"s": 80.749,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56044,
"c": 0.21731,
"h": 282.5
},
"luminance": 0.15773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6956ED
secondary
#E4EAB4
accent
#DD08C2
background
#FAF8FF
surface
#F4EFFE
border
#CECAD6
text
#100B17
muted
#7F7C85