#956AF8#956AF8
#956AF8 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.203 H 293.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956AF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 106, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 91%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 57%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.9%, 57.3%, 0%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.56, 48.19, -65.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.56, 81.20, 306.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.72% 0.082 -0.186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.72% 0.203 293.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4872, 23.4741, 91.5027) |
| Luminance | 0.2347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.53
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.66
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.77
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.77
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.80
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956AF8 #CDF86A
analogous
#6A86F8 #956AF8 #DC6AF8
triadic
#956AF8 #F8956A #6AF895
tetradic
#956AF8 #F86A86 #CDF86A #6AF8DC
square
#956AF8 #F86A86 #CDF86A #6AF8DC
split-complementary
#956AF8 #F8DC6A #86F86A
monochromatic
#4A0ADD #6B30F5 #956AF8 #BFA4FB #E8DFFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#956AF8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#956AF8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956AF8
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956AF8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956AF8 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1087FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2783F5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B89A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956af8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 106, 248); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.203 293.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba96fb',
500: '#956af8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956af8; $custom-light: #ba96fb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956af8",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 106,
"b": 248
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.169,
"s": 91.026,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63716,
"c": 0.20325,
"h": 293.8
},
"luminance": 0.23475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956AF8
secondary
#E7F3CA
accent
#E600A0
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85