#968DBD#968DBD

#968DBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.071 H 293.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968DBD
RGB	rgb(150, 141, 189)
HSL	hsl(251, 27%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(251, 25%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.96, 13.49, -23.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.96, 27.32, 299.58°)
OKLab	oklab(66.86% 0.0277 -0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(66.86% 0.071 293)
XYZ	xyz(31.2858, 29.2076, 52.1236)
Luminance	0.2921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968DBD #B4BD8D

analogous

#8D9CBD #968DBD #AE8DBD

triadic

#968DBD #BD968D #8DBD96

tetradic

#968DBD #BD8D9C #B4BD8D #8DBDAE

square

#968DBD #BD8D9C #B4BD8D #8DBDAE

split-complementary

#968DBD #BDAE8D #9CBD8D

monochromatic

#574C83 #7266A7 #968DBD #BAB4D3 #DDDBEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#968DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.84

#968DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968DBD

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968DBD	1.00	3.07	6.84	6.84
#FFFFFF	3.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8294BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8392BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E959E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.071 293.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5aed1',
    500: '#968dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968dbd;
$custom-light: #b5aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 26.667,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66862,
    "c": 0.07086,
    "h": 293
  },
  "luminance": 0.29208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968DBD

secondary

#D8DBCB

accent

#A54092

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111014

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968DBD

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

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