#7956BD#7956BD

#7956BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.156 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7956BD
RGB	rgb(121, 86, 189)
HSL	hsl(260, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(260, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 37.31, -49.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 61.84, 307.10°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.0696 -0.1397)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.156 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3959, 14.3943, 49.8381)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#7956BD #9ABD56

analogous

#5667BD #7956BD #AD56BD

triadic

#7956BD #BD7956 #56BD79

tetradic

#7956BD #BD5667 #9ABD56 #56BDAD

square

#7956BD #BD5667 #9ABD56 #56BDAD

split-complementary

#7956BD #BDAD56 #67BD56

monochromatic

#422B6E #5C3C9A #7956BD #9C82CE #BFAEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#7956BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#7956BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7956BD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7956BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7956BD	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A6AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3469BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#696B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7956bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 86, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.156 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a387d1',
    500: '#7956bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7956bd;
$custom-light: #a387d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7956bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.388,
    "s": 43.83,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53962,
    "c": 0.15606,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7956BD

secondary

#BECDA1

accent

#D454A8

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#0F0B14

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7956BD

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

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