#816DBD#816DBD

#816DBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.121 H 293.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#816DBD
RGB	rgb(129, 109, 189)
HSL	hsl(255, 38%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(255, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.01, 25.89, -39.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.01, 47.13, 303.32°)
OKLab	oklab(58.8% 0.0489 -0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.121 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7049, 19.2781, 50.6064)
Luminance	0.1928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#816DBD #A9BD6D

analogous

#6D81BD #816DBD #A96DBD

triadic

#816DBD #BD816D #6DBD81

tetradic

#816DBD #BD6D81 #A9BD6D #6DBDA9

square

#816DBD #BD6D81 #A9BD6D #6DBDA9

split-complementary

#816DBD #BDA96D #81BD6D

monochromatic

#473779 #604AA3 #816DBD #A597D0 #CAC1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#816DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#816DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #816DBD

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##816DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##816DBD	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#557AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5778BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737C8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #816dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 109, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.121 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a897d1',
    500: '#816dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #816dbd;
$custom-light: #a897d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#816dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 129,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 37.736,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.588,
    "c": 0.12075,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#816DBD

secondary

#CBD3B3

accent

#CE5AB1

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #816DBD

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

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