#8949AA#8949AA

#8949AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.158 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8949AA
RGB	rgb(137, 73, 170)
HSL	hsl(280, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 57.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.74, 43.96, -41.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.74, 60.34, 316.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.5% 0.1068 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(52.5% 0.158 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9535, 12.9862, 39.4779)
Luminance	0.1299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8949AA #6AAA49

analogous

#5949AA #8949AA #AA499A

triadic

#8949AA #AA8949 #49AA89

tetradic

#8949AA #AA5949 #6AAA49 #499AAA

square

#8949AA #AA5949 #6AAA49 #499AAA

split-complementary

#8949AA #9AAA49 #49AA59

monochromatic

#442454 #66377F #8949AA #A56FC1 #C09AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#8949AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8949AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8949AA

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8949AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8949AA	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D62AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4466A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8949aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 73, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.158 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fc4',
    500: '#8949aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8949aa;
$custom-light: #ae7fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8949aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.588,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52502,
    "c": 0.15753,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8949AA

secondary

#A0C08F

accent

#D05881

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EEF8

border

#CFC9D1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8949AA

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

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