#956EAD#956EAD

#956EAD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.103 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956EAD
RGB	rgb(149, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(277, 28%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 36%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.46, 27.43, -27.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.46, 39.00, 314.70°)
OKLab	oklab(60.11% 0.0685 -0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(60.11% 0.103 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.5119, 20.5590, 42.1514)
Luminance	0.2056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956EAD #86AD6E

analogous

#756EAD #956EAD #AD6EA5

triadic

#956EAD #AD956E #6EAD95

tetradic

#956EAD #AD756E #86AD6E #6EA5AD

square

#956EAD #AD756E #86AD6E #6EA5AD

split-complementary

#956EAD #A5AD6E #6EAD75

monochromatic

#563A67 #76508E #956EAD #B295C3 #CEBCD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#956EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#956EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956EAD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956EAD	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)

#637BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#937785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.103 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b598c5',
    500: '#956ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956ead;
$custom-light: #b598c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.143,
    "s": 27.753,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60115,
    "c": 0.10257,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956EAD

secondary

#B8C9AE

accent

#C46488

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #956EAD

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

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