#956CEC#956CEC
#956CEC is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.186 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956CEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 108, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 77%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.9%, 54.2%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.25, 43.94, -59.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.25, 73.71, 306.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.25% 0.0796 -0.1678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.25% 0.186 295.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8934, 23.1702, 82.0799) |
| Luminance | 0.2317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.82
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.92
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.93
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.59
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.72
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956CEC #C3EC6C
analogous
#6C83EC #956CEC #D56CEC
triadic
#956CEC #EC956C #6CEC95
tetradic
#956CEC #EC6C83 #C3EC6C #6CECD5
square
#956CEC #EC6C83 #C3EC6C #6CECD5
split-complementary
#956CEC #ECD56C #83EC6C
monochromatic
#5019C4 #6E36E5 #956CEC #BCA2F3 #E3D8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#956CEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#956CEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956CEC
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956CEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956CEC | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3285F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E82E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8086A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956cec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 108, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.186 295.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b997f3',
500: '#956cec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956cec; $custom-light: #b997f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956cec",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 108,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.219,
"s": 77.108,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63252,
"c": 0.18571,
"h": 295.4
},
"luminance": 0.23171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956CEC
secondary
#E1EEC6
accent
#D90C98
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F7F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85