#956BBD#956BBD
#956BBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.128 H 306.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956BBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 107, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.2%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.49, 32.82, -36.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.49, 49.40, 311.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.37% 0.0762 -0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.37% 0.128 306.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8356, 20.5793, 50.6927) |
| Luminance | 0.2058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 0.98
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.80
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.36
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.21
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.82
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956BBD #93BD6B
analogous
#6C6BBD #956BBD #BD6BBC
triadic
#956BBD #BD956B #6BBD95
tetradic
#956BBD #BD6C6B #93BD6B #6BBCBD
square
#956BBD #BD6C6B #93BD6B #6BBCBD
split-complementary
#956BBD #BCBD6B #6BBD6C
monochromatic
#583678 #7648A2 #956BBD #B395D0 #D2C0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#956BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#956BBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956BBD
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956BBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956BBD | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#577CC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#627EBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F788B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956bbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 107, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.128 306.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b696d1',
500: '#956bbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956bbd; $custom-light: #b696d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956bbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 107,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.732,
"s": 38.318,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60371,
"c": 0.12802,
"h": 306.6
},
"luminance": 0.20579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956BBD
secondary
#C1D2B2
accent
#CE5A92
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F6F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#110D14
muted
#807E82