#968CE1#968CE1
#968CE1 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.124 H 288.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968CE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 140, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 59%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 38%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 37.8%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.23, 23.02, -41.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.23, 47.85, 298.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.34% 0.0383 -0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.34% 0.124 288.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5428, 30.6755, 75.2679) |
| Luminance | 0.3068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.17
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.85
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.90
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.39
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.44
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968CE1 #D7E18C
analogous
#8CADE1 #968CE1 #C18CE1
triadic
#968CE1 #E1968C #8CE196
tetradic
#968CE1 #E18CAD #D7E18C #8CE1C1
square
#968CE1 #E18CAD #D7E18C #8CE1C1
split-complementary
#968CE1 #E1C18C #ADE18C
monochromatic
#4332C0 #6A5BD4 #968CE1 #C2BDEE #E9E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#968CE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#968CE1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #968CE1
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968CE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968CE1 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7298E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7194DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#839CAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968ce1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 140, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.124 288.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7adeb',
500: '#968ce1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968ce1; $custom-light: #b7adeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968ce1",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 140,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.059,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68338,
"c": 0.12353,
"h": 288.1
},
"luminance": 0.30676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968CE1
secondary
#EDEFD9
accent
#C61FB3
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84