#956BB3#956BB3

#956BB3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.115 H 310.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956BB3
RGB	rgb(149, 107, 179)
HSL	hsl(275, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(275, 40%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 40.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.02, 30.51, -31.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.02, 44.13, 313.73°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% 0.0743 -0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.115 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7873, 20.1600, 45.1719)
Luminance	0.2016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956BB3 #89B36B

analogous

#716BB3 #956BB3 #B36BAD

triadic

#956BB3 #B3956B #6BB395

tetradic

#956BB3 #B3716B #89B36B #6BADB3

square

#956BB3 #B3716B #89B36B #6BADB3

split-complementary

#956BB3 #ADB36B #6BB371

monochromatic

#56386C #764C95 #956BB3 #B293C8 #CFBCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#956BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#956BB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956BB3

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956BB3	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C7AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#927686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 107, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.115 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b596ca',
    500: '#956bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956bb3;
$custom-light: #b596ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 32.143,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59865,
    "c": 0.11543,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956BB3

secondary

#BACCAE

accent

#C85F8B

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #956BB3

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

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