#956FAF#956FAF

#956FAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.103 H 310.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956FAF
RGB	rgb(149, 111, 175)
HSL	hsl(276, 29%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(276, 37%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 36.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.79, 27.30, -28.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.79, 39.38, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(60.39% 0.0675 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(60.39% 0.103 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.8154, 20.8539, 43.2144)
Luminance	0.2085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956FAF #89AF6F

analogous

#756FAF #956FAF #AF6FA9

triadic

#956FAF #AF956F #6FAF95

tetradic

#956FAF #AF756F #89AF6F #6FA9AF

square

#956FAF #AF756F #89AF6F #6FA9AF

split-complementary

#956FAF #A9AF6F #6FAF75

monochromatic

#563A69 #765091 #956FAF #B296C5 #CFBEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#956FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#956FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956FAF

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956FAF	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#927887

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 111, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.103 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b599c7',
    500: '#956faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956faf;
$custom-light: #b599c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.625,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60391,
    "c": 0.10329,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956FAF

secondary

#BACAB0

accent

#C5638B

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110E13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #956FAF

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

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