#956EBD#956EBD

#956EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.123 H 305.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956EBD
RGB	rgb(149, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(270, 37%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(270, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.18, 31.10, -35.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.18, 47.45, 310.95°)
OKLab	oklab(60.9% 0.0719 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(60.9% 0.123 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.1538, 21.2157, 50.7988)
Luminance	0.2122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956EBD #96BD6E

analogous

#6E6EBD #956EBD #BC6EBD

triadic

#956EBD #BD956E #6EBD95

tetradic

#956EBD #BD6E6E #96BD6E #6EBDBC

square

#956EBD #BD6E6E #96BD6E #6EBDBC

split-complementary

#956EBD #BDBC6E #6EBD6E

monochromatic

#583779 #764AA3 #956EBD #B498D0 #D2C2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#956EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#956EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956EBD

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956EBD	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B7EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F7B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.123 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b598d1',
    500: '#956ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956ebd;
$custom-light: #b598d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.62,
    "s": 37.441,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60897,
    "c": 0.12291,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956EBD

secondary

#C4D3B4

accent

#CD5A95

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110D14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #956EBD

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

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