#7956CE#7956CE
#7956CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.178 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7956CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 86, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 58%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.3%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.87, 41.92, -57.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.87, 71.08, 306.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.11% 0.0698 -0.1635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.11% 0.178 293.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3505, 15.1762, 60.1322) |
| Luminance | 0.1518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 2.67
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 3.18
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.91
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 4.62
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.80
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7956CE #ABCE56
analogous
#566FCE #7956CE #B556CE
triadic
#7956CE #CE7956 #56CE79
tetradic
#7956CE #CE566F #ABCE56 #56CEB5
square
#7956CE #CE566F #ABCE56 #56CEB5
split-complementary
#7956CE #CEB556 #6FCE56
monochromatic
#412683 #5934B3 #7956CE #9F85DC #C4B5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#7956CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#7956CE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7956CE
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7956CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7956CE | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#026ED2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#196ACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62708A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7956ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 86, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.178 293.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a587de',
500: '#7956ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7956ce; $custom-light: #a587de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7956ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 86,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.5,
"s": 55.046,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55105,
"c": 0.17771,
"h": 293.1
},
"luminance": 0.15177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7956CE
secondary
#CAD8A8
accent
#DE49B3
background
#FAF8FD
surface
#F4EFFB
border
#CECAD4
text
#100B15
muted
#7F7C83