#8949CD#8949CD

#8949CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.197 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8949CD
RGB	rgb(137, 73, 205)
HSL	hsl(269, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 64.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.93, 52.15, -58.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.93, 78.20, 311.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.1061 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.197 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.7160, 14.4912, 59.2934)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8949CD #8DCD49

analogous

#494BCD #8949CD #CB49CD

triadic

#8949CD #CD8949 #49CD89

tetradic

#8949CD #CD494B #8DCD49 #49CDCB

square

#8949CD #CD494B #8DCD49 #49CDCB

split-complementary

#8949CD #CDCB49 #4BCD49

monochromatic

#4C227A #6B2FAA #8949CD #A879DA #C7A9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8949CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8949CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8949CD

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8949CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8949CD	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8949cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 73, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.197 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07fdd',
    500: '#8949cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8949cd;
$custom-light: #b07fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8949cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.091,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54792,
    "c": 0.19653,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8949CD

secondary

#BAD59D

accent

#E04896

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8949CD

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

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