#968BC7#968BC7
#968BC7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.088 H 292.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968BC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 139, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 35%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 30%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.85, 17.03, -29.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.85, 34.13, 299.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.9% 0.0335 -0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.9% 0.088 292.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1166, 29.0724, 57.9412) |
| Luminance | 0.2907 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.94
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.96
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.47
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.50
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.06
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 9.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968BC7 #BCC78B
analogous
#8B9EC7 #968BC7 #B48BC7
triadic
#968BC7 #C7968B #8BC796
tetradic
#968BC7 #C78B9E #BCC78B #8BC7B4
square
#968BC7 #C78B9E #BCC78B #8BC7B4
split-complementary
#968BC7 #C7B48B #9EC78B
monochromatic
#544691 #7162B3 #968BC7 #BBB4DB #E1DEEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#968BC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#968BC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #968BC7
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968BC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968BC7 | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C94C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D92C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C95A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968bc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 139, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.088 292.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6acd8',
500: '#968bc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968bc7; $custom-light: #b6acd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968bc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 139,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251,
"s": 34.884,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66901,
"c": 0.08837,
"h": 292.2
},
"luminance": 0.29073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968BC7
secondary
#DDE1CD
accent
#AE3898
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F6F4FA
border
#D0CED3
text
#111014
muted
#807F83