#968498#968498

#968498 is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.036 H 322.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968498
RGB	rgb(150, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(294, 9%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(294, 13%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.32, 10.58, -8.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.32, 13.37, 322.34°)
OKLab	oklab(63.61% 0.0288 -0.0218)
OKLCH	oklch(63.61% 0.036 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.4956, 25.2539, 33.1784)
Luminance	0.2525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#968498 #869884

analogous

#8C8498 #968498 #988490

triadic

#968498 #989684 #849896

tetradic

#968498 #988C84 #869884 #849098

square

#968498 #988C84 #869884 #849098

split-complementary

#968498 #909884 #84988C

monochromatic

#574A58 #776679 #968498 #B2A5B4 #CFC7D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#968498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#968498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968498

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968498	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#868A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97868B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.036 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5a7b6',
    500: '#968498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968498;
$custom-light: #b5a7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294,
    "s": 8.85,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63612,
    "c": 0.03612,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968498

secondary

#B9C0B8

accent

#B2767C

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F4F6

border

#D0CED0

text

#110F11

muted

#807F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #968498

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

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