#956FCD#956FCD

#956FCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.142 H 301.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956FCD
RGB	rgb(149, 111, 205)
HSL	hsl(264, 48%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(264, 46%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 45.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.20, 34.38, -43.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.20, 55.35, 308.40°)
OKLab	oklab(61.92% 0.0731 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(61.92% 0.142 301)
XYZ	xyz(29.0958, 22.1661, 60.4914)
Luminance	0.2217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956FCD #A7CD6F

analogous

#6F78CD #956FCD #C46FCD

triadic

#956FCD #CD956F #6FCD95

tetradic

#956FCD #CD6F78 #A7CD6F #6FCDC4

square

#956FCD #CD6F78 #A7CD6F #6FCDC4

split-complementary

#956FCD #CDC46F #78CD6F

monochromatic

#583290 #7442BD #956FCD #B69CDD #D8CAED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#956FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#956FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #956FCD

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##956FCD	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5481D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C81CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A8094

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 111, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.142 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b699dc',
    500: '#956fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956fcd;
$custom-light: #b699dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.255,
    "s": 48.454,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61919,
    "c": 0.14184,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.22166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956FCD

secondary

#CFDDBB

accent

#BC2A81

background

#FBF9FD

surface

#F6F2FB

border

#D0CCD4

text

#110E15

muted

#807E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #956FCD

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

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