#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
RGBrgb(150, 132, 152)
HSLhsl(294, 9%, 56%)
HSVhsv(294, 13%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(1.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LABlab(57.32, 10.58, -8.17)
CIE-LCHlch(57.32, 13.37, 322.34°)
OKLaboklab(63.61% 0.0288 -0.0218)
OKLCHoklch(63.61% 0.036 322.9)
XYZxyz(26.4956, 25.2539, 33.1784)
Luminance0.2525 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

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
##9684981.003.476.056.05
#FFFFFF3.471.0021.0021.00
#0000006.0521.001.001.00
##0000006.0521.001.001.00

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

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#968498 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva