#756C99#756C99

#756C99 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.070 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#756C99
RGB	rgb(117, 108, 153)
HSL	hsl(252, 18%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 29%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 29.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.02, 13.56, -23.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.02, 26.83, 300.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.0274 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.07 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4471, 16.8067, 32.4030)
Luminance	0.1681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#756C99 #90996C

analogous

#6C7999 #756C99 #8B6C99

triadic

#756C99 #99756C #6C9975

tetradic

#756C99 #996C79 #90996C #6C998B

square

#756C99 #996C79 #90996C #6C998B

split-complementary

#756C99 #998B6C #79996C

monochromatic

#3E3952 #595276 #756C99 #9790B2 #B9B4CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#756C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#756C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #756C99

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##756C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##756C99	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61739B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E737C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #756c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 108, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.070 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d96b7',
    500: '#756c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #756c99;
$custom-light: #9d96b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#756c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 117,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 18.072,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55707,
    "c": 0.0695,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#756C99

secondary

#B6BAA6

accent

#BB6DAB

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0E0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #756C99

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

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