#968CD1#968CD1
#968CD1 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.101 H 290.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968CD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 140, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 43%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.2%, 33%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.52, 18.92, -34.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.52, 39.04, 298.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.56% 0.0347 -0.0949) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.56% 0.101 290.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4615, 29.8430, 64.3066) |
| Luminance | 0.2984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.88
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.09
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.90
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 8.33
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968CD1 #C7D18C
analogous
#8CA4D1 #968CD1 #B88CD1
triadic
#968CD1 #D1968C #8CD196
tetradic
#968CD1 #D18CA4 #C7D18C #8CD1B8
square
#968CD1 #D18CA4 #C7D18C #8CD1B8
split-complementary
#968CD1 #D1B88C #A4D18C
monochromatic
#4F41A2 #6E60C0 #968CD1 #BEB8E2 #E6E3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#968CD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#968CD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #968CD1
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968CD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968CD1 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7996D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7993CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8998A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968cd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 140, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.101 290.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6addf',
500: '#968cd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968cd1; $custom-light: #b6addf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968cd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 140,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.696,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67556,
"c": 0.10102,
"h": 290.1
},
"luminance": 0.29844
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968CD1
secondary
#E4E7D2
accent
#B630A2
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F6F4FB
border
#D0CED4
text
#111015
muted
#807F83