#968CA2#968CA2

#968CA2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.034 H 306.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968CA2
RGB	rgb(150, 140, 162)
HSL	hsl(267, 11%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(267, 14%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.75, 8.05, -10.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.75, 13.05, 308.10°)
OKLab	oklab(65.61% 0.02 -0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(65.61% 0.034 306)
XYZ	xyz(28.4762, 27.8489, 38.0506)
Luminance	0.2785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968CA2 #98A28C

analogous

#8C8DA2 #968CA2 #A18CA2

triadic

#968CA2 #A2968C #8CA296

tetradic

#968CA2 #A28C8D #98A28C #8CA2A1

square

#968CA2 #A28C8D #98A28C #8CA2A1

split-complementary

#968CA2 #A2A18C #8DA28C

monochromatic

#595063 #776C85 #968CA2 #B5AEBD #D4D0D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#968CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#968CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968CA2

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968CA2	1.00	3.20	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8990A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A90A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#948F93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 140, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.034 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5adbd',
    500: '#968ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968ca2;
$custom-light: #b5adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 10.577,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65608,
    "c": 0.03411,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.27849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968CA2

secondary

#C5C9C1

accent

#B47497

background

#FBFAFB

surface

#F6F4F6

border

#D0CED0

text

#111012

muted

#807F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #968CA2

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

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