#968ACE#968ACE

#968ACE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.100 H 291.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968ACE
RGB	rgb(150, 138, 206)
HSL	hsl(251, 41%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(251, 33%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 33%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.88, 19.33, -33.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.88, 38.63, 300.01°)
OKLab	oklab(67.03% 0.0367 -0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(67.03% 0.1 291.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.8040, 29.1167, 62.2723)
Luminance	0.2912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Color harmonies

complementary

#968ACE #C2CE8A

analogous

#8AA0CE #968ACE #B88ACE

triadic

#968ACE #CE968A #8ACE96

tetradic

#968ACE #CE8AA0 #C2CE8A #8ACEB8

square

#968ACE #CE8AA0 #C2CE8A #8ACEB8

split-complementary

#968ACE #CEB88A #A0CE8A

monochromatic

#51419C #6F5FBC #968ACE #BDB5E0 #E3E0F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#968ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.82

#968ACE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968ACE

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968ACE	1.00	3.08	6.82	6.82
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7894D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7992CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A96A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 138, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.100 291.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6acdd',
    500: '#968ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968ace;
$custom-light: #b6acdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.588,
    "s": 40.964,
    "l": 67.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67028,
    "c": 0.09988,
    "h": 291.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968ACE

secondary

#E1E5CF

accent

#B4319D

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FB

border

#D0CED4

text

#111015

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #968ACE

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

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