#968BB8#968BB8

#968BB8 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.067 H 295.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968BB8
RGB	rgb(150, 139, 184)
HSL	hsl(255, 24%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(255, 24%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 24.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.26, 13.47, -22.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.26, 25.81, 301.46°)
OKLab	oklab(66.25% 0.0291 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(66.25% 0.067 295.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.4601, 28.4098, 49.2170)
Luminance	0.2841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968BB8 #ADB88B

analogous

#8B96B8 #968BB8 #AC8BB8

triadic

#968BB8 #B8968B #8BB896

tetradic

#968BB8 #B88B96 #ADB88B #8BB8AC

square

#968BB8 #B88B96 #ADB88B #8BB8AC

split-complementary

#968BB8 #B8AC8B #96B88B

monochromatic

#584C7C #7465A1 #968BB8 #B8B1CF #DBD7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#968BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.68

#968BB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968BB8

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968BB8	1.00	3.14	6.68	6.68
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8192BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8291B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90929B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 139, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.067 295.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5accd',
    500: '#968bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968bb8;
$custom-light: #b5accd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.667,
    "s": 24.064,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66253,
    "c": 0.06694,
    "h": 295.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968BB8

secondary

#D3D7C7

accent

#A3438B

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968BB8

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

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