#956FBF#956FBF

#956FBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.124 H 304.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956FBF
RGB	rgb(149, 111, 191)
HSL	hsl(269, 38%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(269, 42%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.51, 30.99, -36.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.51, 47.86, 310.36°)
OKLab	oklab(61.18% 0.0708 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(61.18% 0.124 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.4809, 21.5202, 51.9862)
Luminance	0.2152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956FBF #99BF6F

analogous

#6F71BF #956FBF #BD6FBF

triadic

#956FBF #BF956F #6FBF95

tetradic

#956FBF #BF6F71 #99BF6F #6FBFBD

square

#956FBF #BF6F71 #99BF6F #6FBFBD

split-complementary

#956FBF #BFBD6F #71BF6F

monochromatic

#58377C #764AA7 #956FBF #B499D2 #D3C4E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#956FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#956FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956FBF

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956FBF	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C7FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6480BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E7C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 111, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.124 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b699d2',
    500: '#956fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956fbf;
$custom-light: #b699d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.5,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61177,
    "c": 0.12377,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956FBF

secondary

#C6D5B5

accent

#CE5997

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110E14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #956FBF

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

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