#956EF1#956EF1
#956EF1 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.189 H 294.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956EF1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 110, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 82%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 54%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.2%, 54.4%, 0%, 5.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.98, 44.14, -60.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.98, 75.13, 305.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.89% 0.0773 -0.1725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.89% 0.189 294.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8434, 23.8915, 86.0305) |
| Luminance | 0.2389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.37
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.96
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.38
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.52
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.37
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956EF1 #CAF16E
analogous
#6E89F1 #956EF1 #D76EF1
triadic
#956EF1 #F1956E #6EF195
tetradic
#956EF1 #F16E89 #CAF16E #6EF1D7
square
#956EF1 #F16E89 #CAF16E #6EF1D7
split-complementary
#956EF1 #F1D76E #89F16E
monochromatic
#4C14D0 #6C36EC #956EF1 #BEA6F6 #E7DEFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#956EF1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#956EF1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956EF1
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956EF1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956EF1 | 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)
#3088F5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B84EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E89A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956ef1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 110, 241); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.189 294.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b999f6',
500: '#956ef1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956ef1; $custom-light: #b999f6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956ef1",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 110,
"b": 241
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.863,
"s": 82.39,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63889,
"c": 0.18907,
"h": 294.1
},
"luminance": 0.23892
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956EF1
secondary
#E5F1CA
accent
#DF079E
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85