#8949BD#8949BD

#8949BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.179 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8949BD
RGB	rgb(137, 73, 189)
HSL	hsl(273, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 61.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.88, 48.33, -50.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.88, 70.03, 313.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.7% 0.107 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(53.7% 0.179 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8825, 13.7578, 49.6370)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8949BD #7DBD49

analogous

#4F49BD #8949BD #BD49B7

triadic

#8949BD #BD8949 #49BD89

tetradic

#8949BD #BD4F49 #7DBD49 #49B7BD

square

#8949BD #BD4F49 #7DBD49 #49B7BD

split-complementary

#8949BD #B7BD49 #49BD4F

monochromatic

#492566 #693593 #8949BD #A676CD #C3A3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#8949BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8949BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8949BD

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8949BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8949BD	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D66C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3368BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81607C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8949bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 73, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.179 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fd1',
    500: '#8949bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8949bd;
$custom-light: #af7fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8949bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.103,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53702,
    "c": 0.17871,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8949BD

secondary

#AECA97

accent

#D6518D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8949BD

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

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