#968AAE#968AAE

#968AAE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.054 H 300.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968AAE
RGB	rgb(150, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(260, 18%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(260, 21%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.63, 11.78, -17.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.63, 20.92, 304.28°)
OKLab	oklab(65.65% 0.0273 -0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(65.65% 0.054 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.3046, 27.7169, 43.8422)
Luminance	0.2772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968AAE #A2AE8A

analogous

#8A90AE #968AAE #A88AAE

triadic

#968AAE #AE968A #8AAE96

tetradic

#968AAE #AE8A90 #A2AE8A #8AAEA8

square

#968AAE #AE8A90 #A2AE8A #8AAEA8

split-complementary

#968AAE #AEA88A #90AE8A

monochromatic

#594E70 #766794 #968AAE #B6AEC7 #D7D2E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21

#968AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.54

#968AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968AAE

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968AAE	1.00	3.21	6.54	6.54
#FFFFFF	3.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#858FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#928F96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.054 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5acc6',
    500: '#968aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968aae;
$custom-light: #b5acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 18.182,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65649,
    "c": 0.05438,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.27717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968AAE

secondary

#CCD1C3

accent

#9C4981

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968AAE

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

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