#956AAA#956AAA

#956AAA is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.106 H 314.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956AAA
RGB	rgb(149, 106, 170)
HSL	hsl(280, 27%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 38%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.38, 29.07, -27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.38, 40.13, 316.43°)
OKLab	oklab(59.25% 0.0739 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(59.25% 0.106 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.8030, 19.6004, 40.4991)
Luminance	0.1960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#956AAA #7FAA6A

analogous

#756AAA #956AAA #AA6A9F

triadic

#956AAA #AA956A #6AAA95

tetradic

#956AAA #AA756A #7FAA6A #6A9FAA

square

#956AAA #AA756A #7FAA6A #6A9FAA

split-complementary

#956AAA #9FAA6A #6AAA75

monochromatic

#543862 #754E89 #956AAA #B191C0 #CCB8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#956AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#956AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #956AAA

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956AAA	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F78AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#947382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 106, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.106 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b595c3',
    500: '#956aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956aaa;
$custom-light: #b595c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.313,
    "s": 27.35,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59254,
    "c": 0.10609,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956AAA

secondary

#B3C6AA

accent

#C46483

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #956AAA

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

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