#968AD6#968AD6

#968AD6 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.111 H 290.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968AD6
RGB	rgb(150, 138, 214)
HSL	hsl(249, 48%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(249, 36%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 35.5%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.23, 21.34, -37.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.23, 43.05, 299.71°)
OKLab	oklab(67.41% 0.0386 -0.1042)
OKLCH	oklch(67.41% 0.111 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.8007, 29.5154, 67.5215)
Luminance	0.2952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968AD6 #CAD68A

analogous

#8AA4D6 #968AD6 #BC8AD6

triadic

#968AD6 #D6968A #8AD696

tetradic

#968AD6 #D68AA4 #CAD68A #8AD6BC

square

#968AD6 #D68AA4 #CAD68A #8AD6BC

split-complementary

#968AD6 #D6BC8A #A4D68A

monochromatic

#4D3CAA #6D5DC6 #968AD6 #BFB7E6 #E7E5F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#968AD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.90

#968AD6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968AD6

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968AD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968AD6	1.00	3.04	6.90	6.90
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7495D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7592D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8798A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968ad6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 138, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.111 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6ace3',
    500: '#968ad6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968ad6;
$custom-light: #b6ace3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968ad6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.474,
    "s": 48.101,
    "l": 69.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6741,
    "c": 0.11115,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968AD6

secondary

#E6E9D3

accent

#BB2AA4

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FB

border

#D0CED4

text

#111015

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #968AD6

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

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