#8949CB#8949CB

#8949CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.194 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8949CB
RGB	rgb(137, 73, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 64%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 51.67, -57.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 77.18, 312.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1062 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.194 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4761, 14.3953, 58.0301)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8949CB #8BCB49

analogous

#494ACB #8949CB #CA49CB

triadic

#8949CB #CB8949 #49CB89

tetradic

#8949CB #CB494A #8BCB49 #49CBCA

square

#8949CB #CB494A #8BCB49 #49CBCA

split-complementary

#8949CB #CBCA49 #4ACB49

monochromatic

#4C2277 #6A30A7 #8949CB #A879D9 #C7A8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#8949CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8949CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8949CB

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8949CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8949CB	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8949cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 73, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.194 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07fdc',
    500: '#8949cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8949cb;
$custom-light: #b07fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8949cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.538,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54652,
    "c": 0.19431,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8949CB

secondary

#B8D49C

accent

#DF4995

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8949CB

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

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