#956AEB#956AEB
#956AEB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.187 H 295.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956AEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 106, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 76%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 55%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.6%, 54.9%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.76, 44.79, -59.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.76, 74.40, 307.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.87% 0.0819 -0.1685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.87% 0.187 295.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5400, 22.6952, 81.2474) |
| Luminance | 0.2270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.95
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.50
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.89
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.71
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.20
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956AEB #C0EB6A
analogous
#6A80EB #956AEB #D66AEB
triadic
#956AEB #EB956A #6AEB95
tetradic
#956AEB #EB6A80 #C0EB6A #6AEBD6
square
#956AEB #EB6A80 #C0EB6A #6AEBD6
split-complementary
#956AEB #EBD66A #80EB6A
monochromatic
#511AC1 #6F34E4 #956AEB #BBA0F2 #E2D6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#956AEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.54
#956AEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956AEB
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956AEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956AEB | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E84EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C81E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8185A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956aeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 106, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.187 295.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b996f2',
500: '#956aeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956aeb; $custom-light: #b996f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956aeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 106,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 76.331,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6287,
"c": 0.18735,
"h": 295.9
},
"luminance": 0.22696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956AEB
secondary
#DFEDC4
accent
#D90D95
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F7F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85