#968397#968397
#968397 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.037 H 324.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968397 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 131, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 9%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 13%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 10.96, -8.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 13.58, 323.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.37% 0.03 -0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.37% 0.037 324.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2791, 24.9514, 32.7039) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 1.95
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.19
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.23
Purple Grey
#866F85
ΔE00 7.37
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 7.46
Grey Purple
#826D8C
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968397 #849783
analogous
#8C8397 #968397 #97838E
triadic
#968397 #979683 #839796
tetradic
#968397 #978C83 #849783 #838E97
square
#968397 #978C83 #849783 #838E97
split-complementary
#968397 #8E9783 #83978C
monochromatic
#564957 #776578 #968397 #B2A4B3 #CEC6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#968397 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#968397 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #968397
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968397 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968397 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#828798
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868A96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97858A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968397; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 131, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.037 324.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5a7b5',
500: '#968397',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968397; $custom-light: #b5a7b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968397",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 131,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297,
"s": 8.772,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63373,
"c": 0.03686,
"h": 324.5
},
"luminance": 0.24951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968397
secondary
#B7BFB7
accent
#B27679
background
#FBFAFB
surface
#F6F4F6
border
#D0CED0
text
#110F11
muted
#807F80