#956EA2#956EA2

#956EA2 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.089 H 317.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956EA2
RGB	rgb(149, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(285, 22%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 32%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.01, 25.04, -22.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.01, 33.35, 318.66°)
OKLab	oklab(59.62% 0.0656 -0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(59.62% 0.089 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.4910, 20.1506, 36.7747)
Luminance	0.2015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956EA2 #7BA26E

analogous

#7B6EA2 #956EA2 #A26E95

triadic

#956EA2 #A2956E #6EA295

tetradic

#956EA2 #A27B6E #7BA26E #6E95A2

square

#956EA2 #A27B6E #7BA26E #6E95A2

split-complementary

#956EA2 #95A26E #6EA27B

monochromatic

#533A5B #755280 #956EA2 #B093BA #CCB9D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#956EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#956EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956EA2

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956EA2	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6779A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#957481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.089 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b598bd',
    500: '#956ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956ea2;
$custom-light: #b598bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 21.849,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59618,
    "c": 0.08904,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956EA2

secondary

#B0C1AB

accent

#BE697F

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #956EA2

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

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