#756B99#756B99

#756B99 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.071 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#756B99
RGB	rgb(117, 107, 153)
HSL	hsl(253, 18%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(253, 30%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 30.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.75, 14.16, -23.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.75, 27.50, 301.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.0289 -0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.071 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3422, 16.5970, 32.3680)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#756B99 #8F996B

analogous

#6B7899 #756B99 #8C6B99

triadic

#756B99 #99756B #6B9975

tetradic

#756B99 #996B78 #8F996B #6B998C

square

#756B99 #996B78 #8F996B #6B998C

split-complementary

#756B99 #998C6B #78996B

monochromatic

#3E3851 #595176 #756B99 #978FB2 #B9B3CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#756B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#756B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #756B99

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##756B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##756B99	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60729B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E737B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #756b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 107, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.071 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d95b7',
    500: '#756b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #756b99;
$custom-light: #9d95b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#756b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 18.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55501,
    "c": 0.07118,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#756B99

secondary

#B6BAA6

accent

#BB6DAA

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0E0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #756B99

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

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