#968BBB#968BBB

#968BBB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.071 H 294.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968BBB
RGB	rgb(150, 139, 187)
HSL	hsl(254, 26%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 26%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.37, 14.17, -23.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.37, 27.47, 301.04°)
OKLab	oklab(66.38% 0.03 -0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(66.38% 0.071 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.7779, 28.5369, 50.8907)
Luminance	0.2854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968BBB #B0BB8B

analogous

#8B98BB #968BBB #AE8BBB

triadic

#968BBB #BB968B #8BBB96

tetradic

#968BBB #BB8B98 #B0BB8B #8BBBAE

square

#968BBB #BB8B98 #B0BB8B #8BBBAE

split-complementary

#968BBB #BBAE8B #98BB8B

monochromatic

#574B80 #7364A4 #968BBB #B9B2D2 #DCD8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#968BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.71

#968BBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968BBB

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968BBB	1.00	3.13	6.71	6.71
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8092BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8191BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F939C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 139, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.071 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5accf',
    500: '#968bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968bbb;
$custom-light: #b5accf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.75,
    "s": 26.087,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66379,
    "c": 0.07122,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.28537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968BBB

secondary

#D5D9C8

accent

#A5418E

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111014

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968BBB

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

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