#966EA4#966EA4

#966EA4 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.092 H 317.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#966EA4
RGB	rgb(150, 110, 164)
HSL	hsl(284, 23%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(284, 33%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 32.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.19, 25.79, -22.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.19, 34.49, 318.40°)
OKLab	oklab(59.81% 0.0674 -0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(59.81% 0.092 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.8535, 20.3168, 37.7270)
Luminance	0.2032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#966EA4 #7CA46E

analogous

#7B6EA4 #966EA4 #A46E97

triadic

#966EA4 #A4966E #6EA496

tetradic

#966EA4 #A47B6E #7CA46E #6E97A4

square

#966EA4 #A47B6E #7CA46E #6E97A4

split-complementary

#966EA4 #97A46E #6EA47B

monochromatic

#543A5D #765283 #966EA4 #B194BC #CCB9D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#966EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#966EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #966EA4

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##966EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##966EA4	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#677AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#967482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #966ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 110, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.092 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b598bf',
    500: '#966ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #966ea4;
$custom-light: #b598bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#966ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.444,
    "s": 22.881,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59811,
    "c": 0.09199,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#966EA4

secondary

#B1C2AB

accent

#BF687F

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F7

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #966EA4

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

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