#956BA2#956BA2

#956BA2 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.095 H 318.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956BA2
RGB	rgb(149, 107, 162)
HSL	hsl(286, 23%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(286, 34%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.28, 26.77, -23.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.28, 35.39, 319.16°)
OKLab	oklab(59.07% 0.0703 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(59.07% 0.095 318)
XYZ	xyz(24.1728, 19.5142, 36.6686)
Luminance	0.1951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956BA2 #78A26B

analogous

#796BA2 #956BA2 #A26B94

triadic

#956BA2 #A2956B #6BA295

tetradic

#956BA2 #A2796B #78A26B #6B94A2

square

#956BA2 #A2796B #78A26B #6B94A2

split-complementary

#956BA2 #94A26B #6BA279

monochromatic

#52395A #745080 #956BA2 #B091BA #CBB6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#956BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#956BA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956BA2

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956BA2	1.00	4.28	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6477A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95717F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 107, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.095 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b596bd',
    500: '#956ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956ba2;
$custom-light: #b596bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.818,
    "s": 22.822,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59068,
    "c": 0.09461,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.19514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956BA2

secondary

#AEC0A8

accent

#BF687D

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #956BA2

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

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