#956EFB#956EFB

#956EFB is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.201 H 292.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956EFB
RGB	rgb(149, 110, 251)
HSL	hsl(257, 95%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(257, 56%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 56.2%, 0%, 1.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.59, 46.78, -65.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.59, 80.37, 305.59°)
OKLab	oklab(64.54% 0.0774 -0.186)
OKLCH	oklch(64.54% 0.201 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.3782, 24.5055, 94.1141)
Luminance	0.2451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956EFB #D4FB6E

analogous

#6E8DFB #956EFB #DC6EFB

triadic

#956EFB #FB956E #6EFB95

tetradic

#956EFB #FB6E8D #D4FB6E #6EFBDC

square

#956EFB #FB6E8D #D4FB6E #6EFBDC

split-complementary

#956EFB #FBDC6E #8DFB6E

monochromatic

#4506E8 #6932F9 #956EFB #C1AAFD #E9E1FE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#956EFB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#956EFB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956EFB

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956EFB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956EFB	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D8AFF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C85F8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A8CAA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956efb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 110, 251);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.201 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba99fd',
    500: '#956efb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956efb;
$custom-light: #ba99fd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956efb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 251
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.596,
    "s": 94.631,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64535,
    "c": 0.20143,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956EFB

secondary

#EBF5CF

accent

#E600A6

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F7F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#120E18

muted

#817E86

Preview Lab

Preview with #956EFB

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

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