#96899D#96899D

#96899D is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.033 H 313.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96899D
RGB	rgb(150, 137, 157)
HSL	hsl(279, 9%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(279, 13%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 12.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.80, 8.73, -8.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.80, 12.42, 314.65°)
OKLab	oklab(64.81% 0.0228 -0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(64.81% 0.033 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.6082, 26.8099, 35.6121)
Luminance	0.2681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#96899D #909D89

analogous

#8C899D #96899D #9D899A

triadic

#96899D #9D9689 #899D96

tetradic

#96899D #9D8C89 #909D89 #899A9D

square

#96899D #9D8C89 #909D89 #899A9D

split-complementary

#96899D #9A9D89 #899D8C

monochromatic

#584E5E #786A7F #96899D #B4AAB9 #D1CCD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#96899D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.36

#96899D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #96899D

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96899D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##96899D	1.00	3.30	6.36	6.36
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#898E9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#968B90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96899d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 137, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.033 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5abba',
    500: '#96899d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #96899d;
$custom-light: #b5abba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96899d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 9.259,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64812,
    "c": 0.03287,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96899D

secondary

#C0C5BD

accent

#B2768B

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F4F6

border

#D0CED0

text

#111011

muted

#807F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #96899D

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

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