#956BF6#956BF6
#956BF6 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.199 H 293.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956BF6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 107, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 89%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 57%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.4%, 56.5%, 0%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.64, 47.11, -64.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.64, 79.56, 306.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.74% 0.0809 -0.1823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.74% 0.199 293.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2823, 23.5580, 89.9118) |
| Luminance | 0.2356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.20
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.78
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.80
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.68
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.87
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956BF6 #CCF66B
analogous
#6B87F6 #956BF6 #DA6BF6
triadic
#956BF6 #F6956B #6BF695
tetradic
#956BF6 #F66B87 #CCF66B #6BF6DA
square
#956BF6 #F66B87 #CCF66B #6BF6DA
split-complementary
#956BF6 #F6DA6B #87F66B
monochromatic
#4B0DD9 #6C31F2 #956BF6 #BEA5FA #E8DEFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#956BF6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#956BF6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956BF6
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956BF6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956BF6 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C87FB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E83F3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C89A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956bf6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 107, 246); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.199 293.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b997fa',
500: '#956bf6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956bf6; $custom-light: #b997fa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956bf6",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 107,
"b": 246
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.129,
"s": 88.535,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63738,
"c": 0.19943,
"h": 293.9
},
"luminance": 0.23559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956BF6
secondary
#E6F3CA
accent
#E500A0
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85