#968FAE#968FAE

#968FAE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.046 H 295.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968FAE
RGB	rgb(150, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(254, 16%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(254, 18%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.94, 8.92, -15.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.94, 17.71, 300.25°)
OKLab	oklab(66.67% 0.0198 -0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(66.67% 0.046 295.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.0385, 29.1848, 44.0869)
Luminance	0.2918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968FAE #A7AE8F

analogous

#8F98AE #968FAE #A68FAE

triadic

#968FAE #AE968F #8FAE96

tetradic

#968FAE #AE8F98 #A7AE8F #8FAEA6

square

#968FAE #AE8F98 #A7AE8F #8FAEA6

split-complementary

#968FAE #AEA68F #98AE8F

monochromatic

#595271 #756B94 #968FAE #B7B3C8 #D9D6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#968FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.84

#968FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968FAE

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968FAE	1.00	3.07	6.84	6.84
#FFFFFF	3.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8993AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8993AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#929499

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.046 295.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5afc6',
    500: '#968fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968fae;
$custom-light: #b5afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.548,
    "s": 16.062,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66667,
    "c": 0.04599,
    "h": 295.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968FAE

secondary

#D0D2C7

accent

#9A4B88

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F8

border

#D0CED1

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #968FAE

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

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