#956AF4#956AF4
#956AF4 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.198 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956AF4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 106, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 86%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 57%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.9%, 56.6%, 0%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.31, 47.14, -63.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.31, 79.12, 306.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.45% 0.082 -0.1806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.45% 0.198 294.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8733, 23.2285, 88.2693) |
| Luminance | 0.2323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.03
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.54
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.72
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.70
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.57
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956AF4 #C9F46A
analogous
#6A84F4 #956AF4 #DA6AF4
triadic
#956AF4 #F4956A #6AF495
tetradic
#956AF4 #F46A84 #C9F46A #6AF4DA
square
#956AF4 #F46A84 #C9F46A #6AF4DA
split-complementary
#956AF4 #F4DA6A #84F46A
monochromatic
#4D10D4 #6C31F0 #956AF4 #BEA3F8 #E6DCFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#956AF4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#956AF4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956AF4
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956AF4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956AF4 | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D86F9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F82F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D87A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956af4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 106, 244); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.198 294.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b996f8',
500: '#956af4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956af4; $custom-light: #b996f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956af4",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 106,
"b": 244
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.696,
"s": 86.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63452,
"c": 0.19838,
"h": 294.4
},
"luminance": 0.23229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956AF4
secondary
#E5F1C8
accent
#E3039D
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85