#956DF5#956DF5
#956DF5 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.195 H 293.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956DF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 109, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 87%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 56%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.2%, 55.5%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.01, 45.74, -62.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.01, 77.83, 305.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.99% 0.0785 -0.1789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.99% 0.195 293.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3401, 23.9186, 89.1760) |
| Luminance | 0.2392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.96
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.88
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.22
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.59
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.41
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956DF5 #CDF56D
analogous
#6D89F5 #956DF5 #D96DF5
triadic
#956DF5 #F5956D #6DF595
tetradic
#956DF5 #F56D89 #CDF56D #6DF5D9
square
#956DF5 #F56D89 #CDF56D #6DF5D9
split-complementary
#956DF5 #F5D96D #89F56D
monochromatic
#4A0FD9 #6B34F1 #956DF5 #BFA6F9 #E8E0FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#956DF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#956DF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956DF5
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956DF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956DF5 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2688FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3484F2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C8AA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956df5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 109, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.195 293.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b998f9',
500: '#956df5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956df5; $custom-light: #b998f9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956df5",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 109,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.647,
"s": 87.179,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63986,
"c": 0.19543,
"h": 293.7
},
"luminance": 0.23919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956DF5
secondary
#E7F2CB
accent
#E402A1
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85