#956DEE#956DEE
#956DEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.187 H 294.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956DEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 109, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.4%, 54.2%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.58, 43.91, -59.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.58, 74.16, 306.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.54% 0.0784 -0.1695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.54% 0.187 294.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2917, 23.4992, 83.6541) |
| Luminance | 0.2350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.01
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.93
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.14
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.54
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.80
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956DEE #C6EE6D
analogous
#6D85EE #956DEE #D66DEE
triadic
#956DEE #EE956D #6DEE95
tetradic
#956DEE #EE6D85 #C6EE6D #6DEED6
square
#956DEE #EE6D85 #C6EE6D #6DEED6
split-complementary
#956DEE #EED66D #85EE6D
monochromatic
#4F17C9 #6D36E8 #956DEE #BDA4F4 #E5DBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#956DEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#956DEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956DEE
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956DEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956DEE | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3286F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D83EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F88A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956dee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 109, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.187 294.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b998f4',
500: '#956dee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956dee; $custom-light: #b998f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956dee",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 109,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.605,
"s": 79.141,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63538,
"c": 0.18676,
"h": 294.8
},
"luminance": 0.235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956DEE
secondary
#E3EFC8
accent
#DB0A9B
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85