#968BE3#968BE3
#968BE3 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.128 H 288.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 139, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 61%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.08, 24.12, -43.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.08, 49.57, 299.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.25% 0.04 -0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.25% 0.128 288.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6717, 30.4944, 76.6647) |
| Luminance | 0.3049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.03
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.48
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.43
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.38
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.18
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968BE3 #D8E38B
analogous
#8BACE3 #968BE3 #C28BE3
triadic
#968BE3 #E3968B #8BE396
tetradic
#968BE3 #E38BAC #D8E38B #8BE3C2
square
#968BE3 #E38BAC #D8E38B #8BE3C2
split-complementary
#968BE3 #E3C28B #ACE38B
monochromatic
#422FC4 #695AD7 #968BE3 #C3BCEF #E9E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#968BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.10
#968BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #968BE3
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968BE3 | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7098E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F94E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#839BAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 139, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.128 288.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7adec',
500: '#968be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968be3; $custom-light: #b7adec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 139,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.5,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68251,
"c": 0.1278,
"h": 288.3
},
"luminance": 0.30495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968BE3
secondary
#EDF0DA
accent
#C91DB3
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84