#9E95BB#9E95BB
#9E95BB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.056 H 295.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E95BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 149, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 22%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 20%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 20.3%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.63, 11.05, -18.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.63, 21.55, 300.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.07% 0.0243 -0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.07% 0.056 295.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8157, 32.3517, 51.4670) |
| Luminance | 0.3235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.22
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.75
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.80
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.30
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.15
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E95BB #B2BB95
analogous
#959FBB #9E95BB #B195BB
triadic
#9E95BB #BB9E95 #95BB9E
tetradic
#9E95BB #BB959F #B2BB95 #95BBB1
square
#9E95BB #BB959F #B2BB95 #95BBB1
split-complementary
#9E95BB #BBB195 #9FBB95
monochromatic
#5F5382 #7C70A3 #9E95BB #C0BAD3 #E2E0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#9E95BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#9E95BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9E95BB
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E95BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E95BB | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9ABD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#999BA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e95bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 149, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.056 295.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbb4cf',
500: '#9e95bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e95bb; $custom-light: #bbb4cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e95bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 149,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.211,
"s": 21.839,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69067,
"c": 0.05594,
"h": 295.8
},
"luminance": 0.32352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E95BB
secondary
#D9DCD0
accent
#A0458B
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#111113
muted
#808082