#956FA2#956FA2

#956FA2 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.087 H 317.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956FA2
RGB	rgb(149, 111, 162)
HSL	hsl(285, 22%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(285, 31%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 31.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.25, 24.46, -21.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.25, 32.67, 318.48°)
OKLab	oklab(59.8% 0.0641 -0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(59.8% 0.087 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.5995, 20.3676, 36.8109)
Luminance	0.2037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956FA2 #7CA26F

analogous

#7B6FA2 #956FA2 #A26F95

triadic

#956FA2 #A2956F #6FA295

tetradic

#956FA2 #A27B6F #7CA26F #6F95A2

square

#956FA2 #A27B6F #7CA26F #6F95A2

split-complementary

#956FA2 #95A26F #6FA27B

monochromatic

#533B5C #755381 #956FA2 #B094BA #CCB9D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#956FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#956FA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956FA2

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956FA2	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#957581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 111, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.087 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b598bd',
    500: '#956fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956fa2;
$custom-light: #b598bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 21.519,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59804,
    "c": 0.08717,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956FA2

secondary

#B1C1AB

accent

#BE6A7F

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110E12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #956FA2

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

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