#968EC4#968EC4

#968EC4 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.079 H 290.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968EC4
RGB	rgb(150, 142, 196)
HSL	hsl(249, 31%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(249, 28%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 27.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.49, 14.57, -26.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.49, 30.58, 298.46°)
OKLab	oklab(67.36% 0.0283 -0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(67.36% 0.079 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.2121, 29.8151, 56.2716)
Luminance	0.2982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968EC4 #BCC48E

analogous

#8EA1C4 #968EC4 #B18EC4

triadic

#968EC4 #C4968E #8EC496

tetradic

#968EC4 #C48EA1 #BCC48E #8EC4B1

square

#968EC4 #C48EA1 #BCC48E #8EC4B1

split-complementary

#968EC4 #C4B18E #A1C48E

monochromatic

#544A8E #7166AF #968EC4 #BBB6D9 #E1DEEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#968EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#968EC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968EC4

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968EC4	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8195C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8193C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C97A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 142, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.079 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5afd6',
    500: '#968ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968ec4;
$custom-light: #b5afd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.889,
    "s": 31.395,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67361,
    "c": 0.07935,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968EC4

secondary

#DDE0CE

accent

#AA3B9A

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FA

border

#D0CED3

text

#111014

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #968EC4

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

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