#956EF9#956EF9
#956EF9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.199 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956EF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 110, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 92%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.2%, 55.8%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.47, 46.25, -64.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.47, 79.33, 305.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.4% 0.0774 -0.1833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.199 292.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0646, 24.3801, 92.4625) |
| Luminance | 0.2438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.46
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.03
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.57
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.67
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.00
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956EF9 #D2F96E
analogous
#6E8CF9 #956EF9 #DB6EF9
triadic
#956EF9 #F9956E #6EF995
tetradic
#956EF9 #F96E8C #D2F96E #6EF9DB
square
#956EF9 #F96E8C #D2F96E #6EF9DB
split-complementary
#956EF9 #F9DB6E #8CF96E
monochromatic
#4709E3 #6A33F7 #956EF9 #C0A9FB #EAE2FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#956EF9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#956EF9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #956EF9
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956EF9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956EF9 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2289FE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F85F6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A8CA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956ef9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 110, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.199 292.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba99fc',
500: '#956ef9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956ef9; $custom-light: #ba99fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956ef9",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 110,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.835,
"s": 92.053,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64404,
"c": 0.19897,
"h": 292.9
},
"luminance": 0.24381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956EF9
secondary
#EAF4CE
accent
#E600A5
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#120E18
muted
#817E86