#968CBF#968CBF

#968CBF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.075 H 293.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968CBF
RGB	rgb(150, 140, 191)
HSL	hsl(252, 28%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(252, 27%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.78, 14.53, -25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.78, 29.06, 300.00°)
OKLab	oklab(66.75% 0.0297 -0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(66.75% 0.075 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.3576, 29.0015, 53.2259)
Luminance	0.2900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968CBF #B5BF8C

analogous

#8C9BBF #968CBF #B08CBF

triadic

#968CBF #BF968C #8CBF96

tetradic

#968CBF #BF8C9B #B5BF8C #8CBFB0

square

#968CBF #BF8C9B #B5BF8C #8CBFB0

split-complementary

#968CBF #BFB08C #9BBF8C

monochromatic

#564B86 #7265A9 #968CBF #BAB3D5 #DEDBEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#968CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.80

#968CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968CBF

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968CBF	1.00	3.09	6.80	6.80
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8093C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8192BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E949E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 140, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.075 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5add2',
    500: '#968cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968cbf;
$custom-light: #b5add2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.765,
    "s": 28.492,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66748,
    "c": 0.07533,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968CBF

secondary

#D9DCCB

accent

#A73E93

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111014

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968CBF

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

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