#968EB2#968EB2

#968EB2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.053 H 295.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968EB2
RGB	rgb(150, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(253, 19%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(253, 20%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.82, 10.38, -17.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.82, 20.57, 300.32°)
OKLab	oklab(66.62% 0.0227 -0.0484)
OKLCH	oklch(66.62% 0.053 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.2849, 29.0442, 46.1214)
Luminance	0.2904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968EB2 #AAB28E

analogous

#8E98B2 #968EB2 #A88EB2

triadic

#968EB2 #B2968E #8EB296

tetradic

#968EB2 #B28E98 #AAB28E #8EB2A8

square

#968EB2 #B28E98 #AAB28E #8EB2A8

split-complementary

#968EB2 #B2A88E #98B28E

monochromatic

#585076 #746A99 #968EB2 #B8B2CB #DAD7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#968EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.81

#968EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968EB2

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968EB2	1.00	3.08	6.81	6.81
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8693B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8792B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91939A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.053 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5afc9',
    500: '#968eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968eb2;
$custom-light: #b5afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 18.947,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66617,
    "c": 0.0534,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968EB2

secondary

#D2D4C7

accent

#9D488A

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968EB2

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

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