#956DB2#956DB2

#956DB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.111 H 310.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956DB2
RGB	rgb(149, 109, 178)
HSL	hsl(275, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(275, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 38.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.44, 29.13, -30.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.44, 42.28, 313.54°)
OKLab	oklab(60.17% 0.0711 -0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(60.17% 0.111 310)
XYZ	xyz(25.8975, 20.5415, 44.7115)
Luminance	0.2054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956DB2 #8AB26D

analogous

#736DB2 #956DB2 #B26DAD

triadic

#956DB2 #B2956D #6DB295

tetradic

#956DB2 #B2736D #8AB26D #6DADB2

square

#956DB2 #B2736D #8AB26D #6DADB2

split-complementary

#956DB2 #ADB26D #6DB273

monochromatic

#56396C #764E94 #956DB2 #B295C7 #CFBDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#956DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#956DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956DB2

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956DB2	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#927787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 109, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.111 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b597c9',
    500: '#956db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956db2;
$custom-light: #b597c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.783,
    "s": 30.942,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60173,
    "c": 0.11063,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.20541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956DB2

secondary

#BBCCAF

accent

#C7618C

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #956DB2

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

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