#968BBD#968BBD

#968BBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.074 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968BBD
RGB	rgb(150, 139, 189)
HSL	hsl(253, 27%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(253, 26%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.45, 14.63, -24.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.45, 28.58, 300.80°)
OKLab	oklab(66.46% 0.0306 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(66.46% 0.074 294.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.9935, 28.6231, 52.0262)
Luminance	0.2862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968BBD #B2BD8B

analogous

#8B99BD #968BBD #AF8BBD

triadic

#968BBD #BD968B #8BBD96

tetradic

#968BBD #BD8B99 #B2BD8B #8BBDAF

square

#968BBD #BD8B99 #B2BD8B #8BBDAF

split-complementary

#968BBD #BDAF8B #99BD8B

monochromatic

#574B83 #7364A7 #968BBD #B9B2D3 #DDD9E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#968BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#968BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968BBD

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968BBD	1.00	3.12	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F92BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8191BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E939C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 139, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.074 294.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5acd1',
    500: '#968bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968bbd;
$custom-light: #b5acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.2,
    "s": 27.473,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66463,
    "c": 0.07408,
    "h": 294.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968BBD

secondary

#D7DBC9

accent

#A63F8F

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111014

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968BBD

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

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