#953BE2#953BE2
#953BE2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.238 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #953BE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 59, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 74%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 73.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.65, 65.72, -69.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.65, 95.33, 313.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.1% 0.1332 -0.1967) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.1% 0.238 304.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6827, 15.0086, 73.3753) |
| Luminance | 0.1501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.51
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.78
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.08
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.47
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 4.61
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#953BE2 #88E23B
analogous
#413BE2 #953BE2 #E23BDC
triadic
#953BE2 #E2953B #3BE295
tetradic
#953BE2 #E2413B #88E23B #3BDCE2
square
#953BE2 #E2413B #88E23B #3BDCE2
split-complementary
#953BE2 #DCE23B #3BE241
monochromatic
#56158E #761DC3 #953BE2 #B270EA #CFA6F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#953BE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#953BE2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #953BE2
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##953BE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##953BE2 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006CDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86658C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #953be2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 59, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.238 304.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba7aec',
500: '#953be2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #953be2; $custom-light: #ba7aec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#953be2",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 59,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.335,
"s": 74.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56098,
"c": 0.23753,
"h": 304.1
},
"luminance": 0.15008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#953BE2
secondary
#BADF9A
accent
#F1378D
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFD
border
#D1C9D5
text
#120A16
muted
#817C84