#968CD8#968CD8

#968CD8 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.111 H 289.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968CD8
RGB	rgb(150, 140, 216)
HSL	hsl(248, 49%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(248, 35%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.6%, 35.2%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.82, 20.69, -37.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.82, 42.90, 298.83°)
OKLab	oklab(67.89% 0.0363 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(67.89% 0.111 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.3472, 30.1973, 68.9715)
Luminance	0.3020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968CD8 #CED88C

analogous

#8CA8D8 #968CD8 #BC8CD8

triadic

#968CD8 #D8968C #8CD896

tetradic

#968CD8 #D88CA8 #CED88C #8CD8BC

square

#968CD8 #D88CA8 #CED88C #8CD8BC

split-complementary

#968CD8 #D8BC8C #A8D88C

monochromatic

#4A3BAE #6C5EC9 #968CD8 #C0BAE7 #E9E7F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.98

#968CD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.04

#968CD8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #968CD8

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968CD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968CD8	1.00	2.98	7.04	7.04
#FFFFFF	2.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7697DB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7694D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#869AA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968cd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 140, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.111 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6ade4',
    500: '#968cd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968cd8;
$custom-light: #b6ade4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968cd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.895,
    "s": 49.351,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67891,
    "c": 0.11091,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.30198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968CD8

secondary

#E8EBD5

accent

#BD29A9

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F4FC

border

#D0CED5

text

#111015

muted

#807F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #968CD8

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

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