#968AEA#968AEA
#968AEA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.139 H 287.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968AEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 138, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 70%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.9%, 41%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.17, 26.54, -47.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.17, 54.02, 299.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.43% 0.0427 -0.1322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.43% 0.139 287.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5134, 30.6005, 81.8086) |
| Luminance | 0.3060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.86
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.44
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.25
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.98
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.97
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 9.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968AEA #DEEA8A
analogous
#8AAEEA #968AEA #C68AEA
triadic
#968AEA #EA968A #8AEA96
tetradic
#968AEA #EA8AAE #DEEA8A #8AEAC6
square
#968AEA #EA8AAE #DEEA8A #8AEAC6
split-complementary
#968AEA #EAC68A #AEEA8A
monochromatic
#3C26D4 #6756E1 #968AEA #C5BEF3 #E8E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#968AEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#968AEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #968AEA
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968AEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968AEA | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A99EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A94E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#809CAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968aea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 138, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.139 287.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8acf1',
500: '#968aea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968aea; $custom-light: #b8acf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968aea",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 138,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.5,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68429,
"c": 0.13895,
"h": 287.9
},
"luminance": 0.30602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968AEA
secondary
#EFF2D9
accent
#D214BA
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85