#955EA2#955EA2

#955EA2 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.118 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#955EA2
RGB	rgb(149, 94, 162)
HSL	hsl(289, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(289, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 34.20, -27.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 44.08, 320.88°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% 0.0905 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.118 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9179, 17.0044, 36.2503)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#955EA2 #6BA25E

analogous

#735EA2 #955EA2 #A25E8D

triadic

#955EA2 #A2955E #5EA295

tetradic

#955EA2 #A2735E #6BA25E #5E8DA2

square

#955EA2 #A2735E #6BA25E #5E8DA2

split-complementary

#955EA2 #8DA25E #5EA273

monochromatic

#4E3155 #72477B #955EA2 #AF85B8 #C8ACCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#955EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#955EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #955EA2

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##955EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##955EA2	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546FA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6375A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #955ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 94, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.118 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b58dbd',
    500: '#955ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #955ea2;
$custom-light: #b58dbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#955ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.529,
    "s": 26.772,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5679,
    "c": 0.11846,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#955EA2

secondary

#A5BD9F

accent

#C36577

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C12

muted

#807D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #955EA2

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

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