#956EEF#956EEF
#956EEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.187 H 294.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956EEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 110, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 54%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.7%, 54%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.86, 43.61, -59.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.86, 74.07, 306.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.76% 0.0772 -0.1698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.76% 0.187 294.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5463, 23.7727, 84.4658) |
| Luminance | 0.2377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.09
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.99
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.37
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.52
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.50
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956EEF #C8EF6E
analogous
#6E87EF #956EEF #D66EEF
triadic
#956EEF #EF956E #6EEF95
tetradic
#956EEF #EF6E87 #C8EF6E #6EEFD6
square
#956EEF #EF6E87 #C8EF6E #6EEFD6
split-complementary
#956EEF #EFD66E #87EF6E
monochromatic
#4D17CC #6D37E9 #956EEF #BDA5F5 #E6DCFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#956EEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#956EEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956EEF
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956EEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956EEF | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3387F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E84EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F89A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956eef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 110, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.187 294.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b999f5',
500: '#956eef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956eef; $custom-light: #b999f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956eef",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 110,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.14,
"s": 80.124,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63762,
"c": 0.18657,
"h": 294.5
},
"luminance": 0.23773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956EEF
secondary
#E4F0C9
accent
#DC099D
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85