#7960CD#7960CD
#7960CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.162 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7960CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 96, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 52%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 53%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 53.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.05, 35.86, -53.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.05, 64.26, 303.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.69% 0.0578 -0.1514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.69% 0.162 290.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0845, 16.8378, 59.7795) |
| Luminance | 0.1684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 2.90
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 3.32
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 3.81
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.73
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 4.95
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7960CD #B4CD60
analogous
#607ECD #7960CD #AF60CD
triadic
#7960CD #CD7960 #60CD79
tetradic
#7960CD #CD607E #B4CD60 #60CDAF
square
#7960CD #CD607E #B4CD60 #60CDAF
split-complementary
#7960CD #CDAF60 #7ECD60
monochromatic
#402B88 #5639B6 #7960CD #A08FDC #C7BDEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#7960CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#7960CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7960CD
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7960CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7960CD | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.37 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E74D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3270CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62778D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7960cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 96, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.162 290.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a48edd',
500: '#7960cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7960cd; $custom-light: #a48edd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7960cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 96,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.761,
"s": 52.153,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56695,
"c": 0.16208,
"h": 290.9
},
"luminance": 0.16838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7960CD
secondary
#D0DAAF
accent
#DC4CBB
background
#FAF8FD
surface
#F4F0FB
border
#CECBD4
text
#100C15
muted
#7F7D83