#968EE2#968EE2
#968EE2 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.122 H 287.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #968EE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 142, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 59%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.6%, 37.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.78, 22.12, -41.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.78, 47.17, 297.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.77% 0.0359 -0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.77% 0.122 287.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9745, 31.3200, 76.0867) |
| Luminance | 0.3132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 2.02
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.85
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 5.88
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.08
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.31
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 9.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#968EE2 #DAE28E
analogous
#8EB0E2 #968EE2 #C08EE2
triadic
#968EE2 #E2968E #8EE296
tetradic
#968EE2 #E28EB0 #DAE28E #8EE2C0
square
#968EE2 #E28EB0 #DAE28E #8EE2C0
split-complementary
#968EE2 #E2C08E #B0E28E
monochromatic
#4032C3 #695DD6 #968EE2 #C3BFEE #E8E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#968EE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#968EE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #968EE2
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##968EE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##968EE2 | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#749AE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7396E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#839EAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #968ee2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 142, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.122 287.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7afeb',
500: '#968ee2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #968ee2; $custom-light: #b7afeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#968ee2",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 142,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.714,
"s": 59.155,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68769,
"c": 0.12196,
"h": 287.1
},
"luminance": 0.31321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#968EE2
secondary
#EEF0DB
accent
#C71FB7
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#111016
muted
#807F84