#968BB5#968BB5

#968BB5 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.063 H 296.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968BB5
RGB	rgb(150, 139, 181)
HSL	hsl(256, 22%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(256, 23%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.15, 12.78, -20.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.15, 24.14, 301.96°)
OKLab	oklab(66.13% 0.0281 -0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(66.13% 0.063 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.1490, 28.2853, 47.5784)
Luminance	0.2828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968BB5 #AAB58B

analogous

#8B95B5 #968BB5 #AB8BB5

triadic

#968BB5 #B5968B #8BB596

tetradic

#968BB5 #B58B95 #AAB58B #8BB5AB

square

#968BB5 #B58B95 #AAB58B #8BB5AB

split-complementary

#968BB5 #B5AB8B #95B58B

monochromatic

#584D79 #74669D #968BB5 #B8B0CD #DAD6E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#968BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.66

#968BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968BB5

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968BB5	1.00	3.15	6.66	6.66
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8291B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8490B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#909199

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 139, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.063 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5accb',
    500: '#968bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968bb5;
$custom-light: #b5accb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.714,
    "s": 22.105,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6613,
    "c": 0.06265,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.28285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968BB5

secondary

#D2D5C6

accent

#A14589

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968BB5

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

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