#968BB6#968BB6

#968BB6 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.064 H 296.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968BB6
RGB	rgb(150, 139, 182)
HSL	hsl(255, 23%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(255, 24%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 23.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.18, 13.01, -20.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.18, 24.70, 301.79°)
OKLab	oklab(66.17% 0.0284 -0.0574)
OKLCH	oklch(66.17% 0.064 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.2520, 28.3265, 48.1207)
Luminance	0.2833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968BB6 #ABB68B

analogous

#8B95B6 #968BB6 #AB8BB6

triadic

#968BB6 #B6968B #8BB696

tetradic

#968BB6 #B68B95 #ABB68B #8BB6AB

square

#968BB6 #B68B95 #ABB68B #8BB6AB

split-complementary

#968BB6 #B6AB8B #95B68B

monochromatic

#584D7A #74659E #968BB6 #B8B1CE #DAD6E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#968BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.67

#968BB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968BB6

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968BB6	1.00	3.15	6.67	6.67
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8291B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8391B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90929A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 139, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.064 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5accc',
    500: '#968bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968bb6;
$custom-light: #b5accc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.349,
    "s": 22.751,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66171,
    "c": 0.06407,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968BB6

secondary

#D2D6C7

accent

#A14489

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968BB6

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

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