#756CA1#756CA1
#756CA1 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.081 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #756CA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(117, 108, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 22%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 33%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.36, 15.60, -27.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.36, 31.47, 299.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.09% 0.0296 -0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.09% 0.081 291.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1301, 17.0799, 36.0002) |
| Luminance | 0.1708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 6.24
Grey Purple
#826D8C
ΔE00 8.15
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 8.61
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 8.78
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 8.95
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#756CA1 #98A16C
analogous
#6C7DA1 #756CA1 #906CA1
triadic
#756CA1 #A1756C #6CA175
tetradic
#756CA1 #A16C7D #98A16C #6CA190
square
#756CA1 #A16C7D #98A16C #6CA190
split-complementary
#756CA1 #A1906C #7DA16C
monochromatic
#3F3959 #59517F #756CA1 #9891B9 #BBB7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.76
#756CA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#756CA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #756CA1
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##756CA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##756CA1 | 1.00 | 4.76 | 4.42 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E74A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E72A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B757F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #756ca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 108, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.081 291.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9e96bd',
500: '#756ca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #756ca1; $custom-light: #9e96bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#756ca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 117,
"g": 108,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.189,
"s": 21.992,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56086,
"c": 0.08141,
"h": 291.3
},
"luminance": 0.1708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#756CA1
secondary
#BCC0A9
accent
#BF69B0
background
#F9F9FB
surface
#F2F1F6
border
#CCCBD0
text
#0E0D12
muted
#7E7E81