#8949BE#8949BE

#8949BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.180 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8949BE
RGB	rgb(137, 73, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 61.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.95, 48.56, -51.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.95, 70.54, 313.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% 0.1069 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.18 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9914, 13.8014, 50.2106)
Luminance	0.1380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8949BE #7EBE49

analogous

#4F49BE #8949BE #BE49B8

triadic

#8949BE #BE8949 #49BE89

tetradic

#8949BE #BE4F49 #7EBE49 #49B8BE

square

#8949BE #BE4F49 #7EBE49 #49B8BE

split-complementary

#8949BE #B8BE49 #49BE4F

monochromatic

#492568 #693595 #8949BE #A676CE #C3A3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8949BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8949BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8949BE

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8949BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8949BE	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0966C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3268BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8949be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 73, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.180 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fd2',
    500: '#8949be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8949be;
$custom-light: #af7fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8949be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.821,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53768,
    "c": 0.17982,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8949BE

secondary

#AFCB98

accent

#D7518E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8949BE

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

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