#966EA7#966EA7
#966EA7 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.096 H 315.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #966EA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 110, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 24%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 34%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.32, 26.44, -24.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.32, 36.02, 317.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.94% 0.0682 -0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.94% 0.096 315.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1276, 20.4264, 39.1707) |
| Luminance | 0.2043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 1.79
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 3.61
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.02
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 4.72
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.15
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#966EA7 #7FA76E
analogous
#7A6EA7 #966EA7 #A76E9C
triadic
#966EA7 #A7966E #6EA796
tetradic
#966EA7 #A77A6E #7FA76E #6E9CA7
square
#966EA7 #A77A6E #7FA76E #6E9CA7
split-complementary
#966EA7 #9CA76E #6EA77A
monochromatic
#553A60 #775286 #966EA7 #B294BE #CDBAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#966EA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#966EA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #966EA7
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##966EA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##966EA7 | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#657AA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F7EA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#957583
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #966ea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 110, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.096 315.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b598c1',
500: '#966ea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #966ea7; $custom-light: #b598c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#966ea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 110,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.105,
"s": 24.464,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59944,
"c": 0.09563,
"h": 315.5
},
"luminance": 0.20426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#966EA7
secondary
#B4C4AC
accent
#C16782
background
#FBF9FB
surface
#F6F2F7
border
#D0CCD0
text
#110D12
muted
#807E81