#968AD9#968AD9

#968AD9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.115 H 289.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968AD9
RGB	rgb(150, 138, 217)
HSL	hsl(249, 51%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(249, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.37, 22.10, -38.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.37, 44.70, 299.63°)
OKLab	oklab(67.56% 0.0393 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(67.56% 0.115 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.1873, 29.6700, 69.5579)
Luminance	0.2967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968AD9 #CDD98A

analogous

#8AA6D9 #968AD9 #BE8AD9

triadic

#968AD9 #D9968A #8AD996

tetradic

#968AD9 #D98AA6 #CDD98A #8AD9BE

square

#968AD9 #D98AA6 #CDD98A #8AD9BE

split-complementary

#968AD9 #D9BE8A #A6D98A

monochromatic

#4B39B0 #6D5CCA #968AD9 #BFB8E8 #E9E6F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#968AD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.93

#968AD9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968AD9

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968AD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968AD9	1.00	3.03	6.93	6.93
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7396DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7392D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8698A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968ad9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 138, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.115 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7ace5',
    500: '#968ad9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968ad9;
$custom-light: #b7ace5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968ad9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.114,
    "s": 50.968,
    "l": 69.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67557,
    "c": 0.11536,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968AD9

secondary

#E7EBD4

accent

#BE27A7

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F4FC

border

#D0CED5

text

#111015

muted

#807F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #968AD9

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

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