#968BB4#968BB4

#968BB4 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.061 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968BB4
RGB	rgb(150, 139, 180)
HSL	hsl(256, 21%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(256, 23%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 22.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.11, 12.55, -19.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.11, 23.59, 302.15°)
OKLab	oklab(66.09% 0.0278 -0.0545)
OKLCH	oklch(66.09% 0.061 297)
XYZ	xyz(30.0468, 28.2444, 47.0399)
Luminance	0.2824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968BB4 #A9B48B

analogous

#8B94B4 #968BB4 #AB8BB4

triadic

#968BB4 #B4968B #8BB496

tetradic

#968BB4 #B48B94 #A9B48B #8BB4AB

square

#968BB4 #B48B94 #A9B48B #8BB4AB

split-complementary

#968BB4 #B4AB8B #94B48B

monochromatic

#594D77 #74669C #968BB4 #B8B0CC #D9D5E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.16

#968BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.65

#968BB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968BB4

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968BB4	1.00	3.16	6.65	6.65
#FFFFFF	3.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8291B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8490B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#919199

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 139, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.061 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5acca',
    500: '#968bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968bb4;
$custom-light: #b5acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.098,
    "s": 21.466,
    "l": 62.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6609,
    "c": 0.06122,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.28245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968BB4

secondary

#D1D5C6

accent

#A04688

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968BB4

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

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