#968EDE#968EDE

#968EDE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.116 H 287.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968EDE
RGB	rgb(150, 142, 222)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(246, 36%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.59, 21.08, -39.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.59, 44.97, 297.96°)
OKLab	oklab(68.57% 0.035 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(68.57% 0.116 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(35.4320, 31.1031, 73.2298)
Luminance	0.3110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968EDE #D6DE8E

analogous

#8EAEDE #968EDE #BE8EDE

triadic

#968EDE #DE968E #8EDE96

tetradic

#968EDE #DE8EAE #D6DE8E #8EDEBE

square

#968EDE #DE8EAE #D6DE8E #8EDEBE

split-complementary

#968EDE #DEBE8E #AEDE8E

monochromatic

#4437BB #6A5FD0 #968EDE #C2BDEC #E9E7F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.91

#968EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.22

#968EDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #968EDE

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968EDE	1.00	2.91	7.22	7.22
#FFFFFF	2.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7699E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7595DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#849DAC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 142, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.116 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7afe8',
    500: '#968ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968ede;
$custom-light: #b7afe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 54.795,
    "l": 71.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68569,
    "c": 0.11635,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.31104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968EDE

secondary

#ECEEDA

accent

#C223B2

background

#FBFAFE

surface

#F6F4FC

border

#D0CED5

text

#111016

muted

#807F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #968EDE

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

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