#7956CD#7956CD

#7956CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.176 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7956CD
RGB	rgb(121, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(258, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(258, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 41.64, -56.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 70.54, 306.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.0698 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.176 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.2294, 15.1277, 59.4945)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7956CD #AACD56

analogous

#566FCD #7956CD #B556CD

triadic

#7956CD #CD7956 #56CD79

tetradic

#7956CD #CD566F #AACD56 #56CDB5

square

#7956CD #CD566F #AACD56 #56CDB5

split-complementary

#7956CD #CDB556 #6FCD56

monochromatic

#412682 #5934B1 #7956CD #9E85DB #C4B4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#7956CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#7956CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7956CD

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7956CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7956CD	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#076ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#637089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7956cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.176 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a587dd',
    500: '#7956cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7956cd;
$custom-light: #a587dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7956cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.647,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55036,
    "c": 0.17646,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7956CD

secondary

#C9D8A7

accent

#DE4AB2

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F4EFFB

border

#CECAD4

text

#100B15

muted

#7F7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7956CD

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

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