#756997#756997

#756997 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.072 H 295.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#756997
RGB	rgb(117, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(256, 18%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(256, 30%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 14.87, -23.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 27.68, 302.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.0313 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.072 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.9723, 16.1193, 31.4366)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#756997 #8B9769

analogous

#697497 #756997 #8C6997

triadic

#756997 #977569 #699775

tetradic

#756997 #976974 #8B9769 #69978C

square

#756997 #976974 #8B9769 #69978C

split-complementary

#756997 #978C69 #749769

monochromatic

#3D374F #595073 #756997 #968DB0 #B8B1C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#756997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#756997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #756997

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##756997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##756997	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E7079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #756997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.072 295.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d94b5',
    500: '#756997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #756997;
$custom-light: #9d94b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#756997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.652,
    "s": 18.11,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54998,
    "c": 0.07161,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#756997

secondary

#B3B8A4

accent

#BB6DA6

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0E0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #756997

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

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