#968BD6#968BD6

#968BD6 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.110 H 289.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968BD6
RGB	rgb(150, 139, 214)
HSL	hsl(249, 48%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(249, 35%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 35%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.48, 20.76, -37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.48, 42.42, 299.30°)
OKLab	oklab(67.6% 0.0372 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(67.6% 0.11 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.9448, 29.8036, 67.5695)
Luminance	0.2980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968BD6 #CBD68B

analogous

#8BA6D6 #968BD6 #BC8BD6

triadic

#968BD6 #D6968B #8BD696

tetradic

#968BD6 #D68BA6 #CBD68B #8BD6BC

square

#968BD6 #D68BA6 #CBD68B #8BD6BC

split-complementary

#968BD6 #D6BC8B #A6D68B

monochromatic

#4C3CAA #6D5EC6 #968BD6 #BFB8E6 #E8E5F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#968BD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#968BD6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968BD6

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968BD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968BD6	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7696D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7693D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8798A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968bd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 139, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.110 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6ade3',
    500: '#968bd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968bd6;
$custom-light: #b6ade3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968bd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.8,
    "s": 47.771,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67602,
    "c": 0.10962,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968BD6

secondary

#E6E9D3

accent

#BB2AA6

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FB

border

#D0CED4

text

#111015

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #968BD6

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

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