#965EB5#965EB5

#965EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.141 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#965EB5
RGB	rgb(150, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(279, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 48%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.28, 38.62, -37.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.28, 53.71, 315.97°)
OKLab	oklab(57.87% 0.095 -0.1039)
OKLCH	oklch(57.87% 0.141 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9194, 17.8262, 45.8352)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#965EB5 #7DB55E

analogous

#6B5EB5 #965EB5 #B55EA9

triadic

#965EB5 #B5965E #5EB596

tetradic

#965EB5 #B56B5E #7DB55E #5EA9B5

square

#965EB5 #B56B5E #7DB55E #5EA9B5

split-complementary

#965EB5 #A9B55E #5EB56B

monochromatic

#543069 #764392 #965EB5 #B188C8 #CDB2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#965EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#965EB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #965EB5

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##965EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##965EB5	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B72B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A76B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #965eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.141 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b78dcb',
    500: '#965eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #965eb5;
$custom-light: #b78dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#965eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.621,
    "s": 37.021,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57873,
    "c": 0.14078,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#965EB5

secondary

#B2CAA5

accent

#CD5B83

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#110C13

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #965EB5

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

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