#968CED#968CED
#968CED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.140 H 286.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968CED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 140, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.7%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.80, 26.19, -47.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.80, 54.42, 298.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.96% 0.0406 -0.1341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.96% 0.14 286.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2376, 31.3535, 84.1942) |
| Luminance | 0.3135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 1.63
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 3.14
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.21
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.26
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 8.65
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968CED #E3ED8C
analogous
#8CB3ED #968CED #C78CED
triadic
#968CED #ED968C #8CED96
tetradic
#968CED #ED8CB3 #E3ED8C #8CEDC7
square
#968CED #ED8CB3 #E3ED8C #8CEDC7
split-complementary
#968CED #EDC78C #B3ED8C
monochromatic
#3622DC #6657E5 #968CED #C6C1F5 #E7E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#968CED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.27
#968CED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #968CED
7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968CED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968CED | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.27 | 7.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C9AF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A95EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F9FB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968ced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 140, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.140 286.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8adf3',
500: '#968ced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968ced; $custom-light: #b8adf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968ced",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 140,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.186,
"s": 72.932,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68961,
"c": 0.14015,
"h": 286.8
},
"luminance": 0.31355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968CED
secondary
#F0F3D8
accent
#D510C1
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85