#8949AE#8949AE

#8949AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.162 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8949AE
RGB	rgb(137, 73, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 58%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 44.86, -43.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 62.37, 316.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% 0.107 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.162 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3377, 13.1399, 41.5011)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8949AE #6EAE49

analogous

#5649AE #8949AE #AE49A0

triadic

#8949AE #AE8949 #49AE89

tetradic

#8949AE #AE5649 #6EAE49 #49A0AE

square

#8949AE #AE5649 #6EAE49 #49A0AE

split-complementary

#8949AE #A0AE49 #49AE56

monochromatic

#452558 #673783 #8949AE #A571C3 #C09CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8949AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8949AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8949AE

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8949AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8949AE	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2862B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4167AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8949ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 73, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.162 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fc7',
    500: '#8949ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8949ae;
$custom-light: #ae7fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8949ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.02,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52745,
    "c": 0.16198,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8949AE

secondary

#A3C291

accent

#D15784

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8949AE

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

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