#956BC9#956BC9
#956BC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.143 H 303.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956BC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 107, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 47%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 47%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.9%, 46.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.08, 35.68, -42.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.08, 55.77, 309.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.01% 0.0781 -0.1201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.01% 0.143 303) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1924, 21.1220, 57.8387) |
| Luminance | 0.2112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 2.77
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.60
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.13
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.00
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.94
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956BC9 #9FC96B
analogous
#6B70C9 #956BC9 #C46BC9
triadic
#956BC9 #C9956B #6BC995
tetradic
#956BC9 #C96B70 #9FC96B #6BC9C4
square
#956BC9 #C96B70 #9FC96B #6BC9C4
split-complementary
#956BC9 #C9C46B #70C96B
monochromatic
#583288 #7542B5 #956BC9 #B598D9 #D5C5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#956BC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#956BC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956BC9
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956BC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956BC9 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#507ECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B7FC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C7B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956bc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 107, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.143 303.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b696da',
500: '#956bc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956bc9; $custom-light: #b696da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956bc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 107,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.809,
"s": 46.535,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61014,
"c": 0.14322,
"h": 303
},
"luminance": 0.21122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956BC9
secondary
#CADAB6
accent
#BA2C7A
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F6F2FA
border
#D0CCD3
text
#110D15
muted
#807E83