#966EA0#966EA0

#966EA0 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.087 H 319.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#966EA0
RGB	rgb(150, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(288, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(288, 31%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.03, 24.95, -20.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.03, 32.49, 320.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.64% 0.0663 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(59.64% 0.087 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.4979, 20.1746, 35.8545)
Luminance	0.2017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#966EA0 #78A06E

analogous

#7D6EA0 #966EA0 #A06E91

triadic

#966EA0 #A0966E #6EA096

tetradic

#966EA0 #A07D6E #78A06E #6E91A0

square

#966EA0 #A07D6E #78A06E #6E91A0

split-complementary

#966EA0 #91A06E #6EA07D

monochromatic

#533A59 #75537E #966EA0 #B193B8 #CCB8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#966EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#966EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #966EA0

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##966EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##966EA0	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6879A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717E9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#977480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #966ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.087 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b598bc',
    500: '#966ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #966ea0;
$custom-light: #b598bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#966ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 20.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59637,
    "c": 0.08723,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#966EA0

secondary

#AEC0AA

accent

#BD6A7B

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #966EA0

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

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