#956BB2#956BB2

#956BB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.114 H 310.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956BB2
RGB	rgb(149, 107, 178)
HSL	hsl(275, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(275, 40%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 39.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, 30.28, -31.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 43.61, 313.98°)
OKLab	oklab(59.82% 0.0741 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(59.82% 0.114 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.6866, 20.1197, 44.6412)
Luminance	0.2012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956BB2 #88B26B

analogous

#716BB2 #956BB2 #B26BAB

triadic

#956BB2 #B2956B #6BB295

tetradic

#956BB2 #B2716B #88B26B #6BABB2

square

#956BB2 #B2716B #88B26B #6BABB2

split-complementary

#956BB2 #ABB26B #6BB271

monochromatic

#56386B #764D93 #956BB2 #B293C7 #CFBCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#956BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#956BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956BB2

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956BB2	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#927586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 107, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.114 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b596c9',
    500: '#956bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956bb2;
$custom-light: #b596c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.493,
    "s": 31.556,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59816,
    "c": 0.11418,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956BB2

secondary

#BACBAE

accent

#C8608A

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #956BB2

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

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