#956DAF#956DAF

#956DAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.107 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956DAF
RGB	rgb(149, 109, 175)
HSL	hsl(276, 29%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(276, 38%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 37.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.31, 28.45, -29.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.31, 40.71, 314.34°)
OKLab	oklab(60.03% 0.0705 -0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(60.03% 0.107 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.5996, 20.4224, 43.1425)
Luminance	0.2042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956DAF #87AF6D

analogous

#746DAF #956DAF #AF6DA8

triadic

#956DAF #AF956D #6DAF95

tetradic

#956DAF #AF746D #87AF6D #6DA8AF

square

#956DAF #AF746D #87AF6D #6DA8AF

split-complementary

#956DAF #A8AF6D #6DAF74

monochromatic

#563968 #764F90 #956DAF #B295C5 #CEBCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#956DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#956DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956DAF

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956DAF	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#927686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 109, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.107 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b597c7',
    500: '#956daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956daf;
$custom-light: #b597c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.364,
    "s": 29.204,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60029,
    "c": 0.10687,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956DAF

secondary

#B9CAAE

accent

#C56289

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #956DAF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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