#968AD2#968AD2

#968AD2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.106 H 290.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968AD2
RGB	rgb(150, 138, 210)
HSL	hsl(250, 44%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(250, 34%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 34.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.06, 20.33, -35.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.06, 40.84, 299.84°)
OKLab	oklab(67.22% 0.0377 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(67.22% 0.106 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.2961, 29.3135, 64.8641)
Luminance	0.2931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968AD2 #C6D28A

analogous

#8AA2D2 #968AD2 #BA8AD2

triadic

#968AD2 #D2968A #8AD296

tetradic

#968AD2 #D28AA2 #C6D28A #8AD2BA

square

#968AD2 #D28AA2 #C6D28A #8AD2BA

split-complementary

#968AD2 #D2BA8A #A2D28A

monochromatic

#4F3FA3 #6E5EC1 #968AD2 #BEB6E3 #E5E2F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.06

#968AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.86

#968AD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968AD2

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968AD2	1.00	3.06	6.86	6.86
#FFFFFF	3.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7695D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7792D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8997A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 138, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.106 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6ace0',
    500: '#968ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968ad2;
$custom-light: #b6ace0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67217,
    "c": 0.10553,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968AD2

secondary

#E3E7D1

accent

#B82EA1

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FB

border

#D0CED4

text

#111015

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #968AD2

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

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