#956BED#956BED
#956BED is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.188 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956BED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 107, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 78%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.09, 44.76, -59.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.09, 74.85, 306.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.16% 0.0808 -0.1702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.16% 0.188 295.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9342, 23.0187, 82.8122) |
| Luminance | 0.2302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.06
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.69
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.85
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.63
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.50
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956BED #C3ED6B
analogous
#6B82ED #956BED #D66BED
triadic
#956BED #ED956B #6BED95
tetradic
#956BED #ED6B82 #C3ED6B #6BEDD6
square
#956BED #ED6B82 #C3ED6B #6BEDD6
split-complementary
#956BED #EDD66B #82ED6B
monochromatic
#5018C6 #6E34E6 #956BED #BCA2F4 #E3D8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#956BED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#956BED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956BED
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956BED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956BED | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E85F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B82EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8086A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956bed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 107, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.188 295.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b996f3',
500: '#956bed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956bed; $custom-light: #b996f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956bed",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 107,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.385,
"s": 78.313,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63156,
"c": 0.18838,
"h": 295.4
},
"luminance": 0.23019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956BED
secondary
#E1EEC6
accent
#DB0B97
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F7F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85