#968EDD#968EDD
#968EDD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.115 H 287.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968EDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 142, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 54%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.55, 20.82, -39.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.55, 44.42, 297.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.52% 0.0348 -0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.52% 0.115 287.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2984, 31.0496, 72.5260) |
| Luminance | 0.3105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.75
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.67
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.53
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.86
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.80
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968EDD #D5DD8E
analogous
#8EADDD #968EDD #BD8EDD
triadic
#968EDD #DD968E #8EDD96
tetradic
#968EDD #DD8EAD #D5DD8E #8EDDBD
square
#968EDD #DD8EAD #D5DD8E #8EDDBD
split-complementary
#968EDD #DDBD8E #ADDD8E
monochromatic
#4538B9 #6A5FCF #968EDD #C2BDEB #E9E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#968EDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#968EDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #968EDD
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968EDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968EDD | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7799E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7695DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#859CAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968edd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 142, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.115 287.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7afe8',
500: '#968edd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968edd; $custom-light: #b7afe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968edd",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 142,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.076,
"s": 53.741,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6852,
"c": 0.11495,
"h": 287.6
},
"luminance": 0.3105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968EDD
secondary
#ECEED9
accent
#C124B1
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FC
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84