#B956EF#B956EF

#B956EF is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.228 H 311.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B956EF
RGB	rgb(185, 86, 239)
HSL	hsl(279, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(279, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.28, 64.02, -60.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.28, 88.15, 316.58°)
OKLab	oklab(64.23% 0.1507 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(64.23% 0.228 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(38.9125, 23.2028, 84.0734)
Luminance	0.2320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B956EF #8CEF56

analogous

#6C56EF #B956EF #EF56D8

triadic

#B956EF #EFB956 #56EFB9

tetradic

#B956EF #EF6C56 #8CEF56 #56D8EF

square

#B956EF #EF6C56 #8CEF56 #56D8EF

split-complementary

#B956EF #D8EF56 #56EF6C

monochromatic

#7E12B9 #A21EEA #B956EF #D08EF4 #E7C6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#B956EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#B956EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B956EF

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B956EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B956EF	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0080F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4686EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2749B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b956ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 86, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.228 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d28cf5',
    500: '#b956ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b956ef;
$custom-light: #d28cf5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b956ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 185,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 82.703,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64231,
    "c": 0.22776,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B956EF

secondary

#C8EBB5

accent

#DF0653

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FAF0FE

border

#D3CBD6

text

#150C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B956EF

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

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