#756DAE#756DAE
#756DAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.099 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #756DAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(117, 109, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 29%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 37%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.8%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.22, 18.45, -33.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.22, 38.32, 298.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.94% 0.0314 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.94% 0.099 288.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4427, 17.7747, 42.3900) |
| Luminance | 0.1777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.96
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 8.21
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 8.29
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 8.74
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 9.08
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 9.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#756DAE #A6AE6D
analogous
#6D85AE #756DAE #956DAE
triadic
#756DAE #AE756D #6DAE75
tetradic
#756DAE #AE6D85 #A6AE6D #6DAE95
square
#756DAE #AE6D85 #A6AE6D #6DAE95
split-complementary
#756DAE #AE956D #85AE6D
monochromatic
#3F3967 #574F8F #756DAE #9A94C4 #BFBCDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.61
#756DAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.56
#756DAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #756DAE
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##756DAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##756DAE | 1.00 | 4.61 | 4.56 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A76B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5973AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#677985
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #756dae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 109, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.099 288.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9e96c6',
500: '#756dae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #756dae; $custom-light: #9e96c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#756dae",
"rgb": {
"r": 117,
"g": 109,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.385,
"s": 28.634,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56942,
"c": 0.09898,
"h": 288.5
},
"luminance": 0.17775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#756DAE
secondary
#C6C9AE
accent
#C563B9
background
#F9F9FC
surface
#F2F2F8
border
#CCCCD1
text
#0F0D13
muted
#7E7E82