#968AD8#968AD8

#968AD8 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.114 H 290.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968AD8
RGB	rgb(150, 138, 216)
HSL	hsl(249, 50%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(249, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.6%, 36.1%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.32, 21.85, -38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.32, 44.15, 299.66°)
OKLab	oklab(67.51% 0.0391 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(67.51% 0.114 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.0576, 29.6181, 68.8749)
Luminance	0.2962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968AD8 #CCD88A

analogous

#8AA5D8 #968AD8 #BD8AD8

triadic

#968AD8 #D8968A #8AD896

tetradic

#968AD8 #D88AA5 #CCD88A #8AD8BD

square

#968AD8 #D88AA5 #CCD88A #8AD8BD

split-complementary

#968AD8 #D8BD8A #A5D88A

monochromatic

#4C3AAE #6D5CC9 #968AD8 #BFB8E7 #E8E6F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#968AD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#968AD8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968AD8

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968AD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968AD8	1.00	3.03	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7496DB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7492D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8798A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968ad8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 138, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.114 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7ace4',
    500: '#968ad8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968ad8;
$custom-light: #b7ace4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968ad8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.231,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67508,
    "c": 0.11396,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968AD8

secondary

#E7EAD4

accent

#BD28A6

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F4FC

border

#D0CED5

text

#111015

muted

#807F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #968AD8

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

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