#968CEC#968CEC
#968CEC is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.139 H 286.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968CEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 140, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 72%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.4%, 40.7%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.76, 25.92, -47.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.76, 53.87, 298.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.91% 0.0404 -0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.91% 0.139 286.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0919, 31.2952, 83.4269) |
| Luminance | 0.3130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.59
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.26
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.34
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.33
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.62
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 9.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968CEC #E2EC8C
analogous
#8CB2EC #968CEC #C68CEC
triadic
#968CEC #EC968C #8CEC96
tetradic
#968CEC #EC8CB2 #E2EC8C #8CECC6
square
#968CEC #EC8CB2 #E2EC8C #8CECC6
split-complementary
#968CEC #ECC68C #B2EC8C
monochromatic
#3724DA #6657E3 #968CEC #C6C1F5 #E7E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#968CEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#968CEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #968CEC
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968CEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968CEC | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C9AF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B95EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F9EB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968cec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 140, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.139 286.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8adf2',
500: '#968cec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968cec; $custom-light: #b8adf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968cec",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 140,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.25,
"s": 71.642,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68908,
"c": 0.13878,
"h": 286.9
},
"luminance": 0.31296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968CEC
secondary
#F0F2D9
accent
#D412BF
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85