#968ADE#968ADE
#968ADE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.122 H 289.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 138, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 56%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 38%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.4%, 37.8%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 23.39, -41.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 47.45, 299.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.81% 0.0404 -0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.81% 0.122 289.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8475, 29.9341, 73.0349) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.73
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.27
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.10
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.15
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.92
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968ADE #D2DE8A
analogous
#8AA8DE #968ADE #C08ADE
triadic
#968ADE #DE968A #8ADE96
tetradic
#968ADE #DE8AA8 #D2DE8A #8ADEC0
square
#968ADE #DE8AA8 #D2DE8A #8ADEC0
split-complementary
#968ADE #DEC08A #A8DE8A
monochromatic
#4734B9 #6B5AD1 #968ADE #C1BAEB #EAE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#968ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#968ADE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #968ADE
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968ADE | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7197E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7193DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8599A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 138, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.122 289.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7ace8',
500: '#968ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968ade; $custom-light: #b7ace8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 138,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.571,
"s": 56,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67807,
"c": 0.12235,
"h": 289.3
},
"luminance": 0.29935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968ADE
secondary
#EAEDD6
accent
#C422AC
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84