#968AEF#968AEF
#968AEF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.146 H 287.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 138, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.42, 27.88, -49.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.42, 56.74, 299.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.7% 0.0435 -0.1392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.7% 0.146 287.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2419, 30.8918, 85.6451) |
| Luminance | 0.3089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.06
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 2.83
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.60
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.65
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.14
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968AEF #E3EF8A
analogous
#8AB1EF #968AEF #C98AEF
triadic
#968AEF #EF968A #8AEF96
tetradic
#968AEF #EF8AB1 #E3EF8A #8AEFC9
square
#968AEF #EF8AB1 #E3EF8A #8AEFC9
split-complementary
#968AEF #EFC98A #B1EF8A
monochromatic
#361FE0 #6654E8 #968AEF #C6C0F6 #E7E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#968AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#968AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #968AEF
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968AEF | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6899F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6694ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E9EB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 138, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.146 287.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8acf5',
500: '#968aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968aef; $custom-light: #b8acf5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 138,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.129,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68698,
"c": 0.1458,
"h": 287.4
},
"luminance": 0.30893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968AEF
secondary
#F0F3D8
accent
#D80DC0
background
#FBFAFF
surface
#F6F4FE
border
#D0CED6
text
#121017
muted
#817F85