#966EA1#966EA1

#966EA1 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.088 H 318.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#966EA1
RGB	rgb(150, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(287, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(287, 32%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.07, 25.16, -21.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.07, 32.99, 319.70°)
OKLab	oklab(59.68% 0.0666 -0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(59.68% 0.088 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5857, 20.2097, 36.3170)
Luminance	0.2021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#966EA1 #79A16E

analogous

#7C6EA1 #966EA1 #A16E92

triadic

#966EA1 #A1966E #6EA196

tetradic

#966EA1 #A17C6E #79A16E #6E92A1

square

#966EA1 #A17C6E #79A16E #6E92A1

split-complementary

#966EA1 #92A16E #6EA17C

monochromatic

#533A5A #76537F #966EA1 #B193B9 #CCB8D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#966EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#966EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #966EA1

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##966EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##966EA1	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6879A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#977480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #966ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.088 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b598bd',
    500: '#966ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #966ea1;
$custom-light: #b598bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#966ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.059,
    "s": 21.339,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5968,
    "c": 0.08841,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#966EA1

secondary

#AFC0AA

accent

#BE6A7C

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #966EA1

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

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