#968EAD#968EAD

#968EAD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.046 H 296.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968EAD
RGB	rgb(150, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(255, 16%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 18%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.65, 9.27, -15.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.65, 17.79, 301.41°)
OKLab	oklab(66.42% 0.0209 -0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(66.42% 0.046 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.7920, 28.8470, 43.5256)
Luminance	0.2885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968EAD #A5AD8E

analogous

#8E96AD #968EAD #A68EAD

triadic

#968EAD #AD968E #8EAD96

tetradic

#968EAD #AD8E96 #A5AD8E #8EADA6

square

#968EAD #AD8E96 #A5AD8E #8EADA6

split-complementary

#968EAD #ADA68E #96AD8E

monochromatic

#595170 #756B93 #968EAD #B7B1C7 #D8D5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#968EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.77

#968EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968EAD

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968EAD	1.00	3.10	6.77	6.77
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8892AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8992AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#929298

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.046 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5afc5',
    500: '#968ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968ead;
$custom-light: #b5afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.484,
    "s": 15.897,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66424,
    "c": 0.04621,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.28847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968EAD

secondary

#CED1C6

accent

#9A4B86

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968EAD

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

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