#8949DB#8949DB

#8949DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.212 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8949DB
RGB	rgb(137, 73, 219)
HSL	hsl(266, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 55.58, -64.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 85.31, 310.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% 0.1046 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.212 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.4821, 15.1977, 68.5950)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8949DB #9BDB49

analogous

#4952DB #8949DB #D249DB

triadic

#8949DB #DB8949 #49DB89

tetradic

#8949DB #DB4952 #9BDB49 #49DBD2

square

#8949DB #DB4952 #9BDB49 #49DBD2

split-complementary

#8949DB #DBD249 #52DB49

monochromatic

#4E1C8E #6A26C1 #8949DB #AA7CE5 #CBAFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#8949DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#8949DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8949DB

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8949DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8949DB	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8949db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 73, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.212 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b180e7',
    500: '#8949db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8949db;
$custom-light: #b180e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8949db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.301,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55801,
    "c": 0.21201,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8949DB

secondary

#C4DDA2

accent

#EA3E9F

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#110A16

muted

#807C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8949DB

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

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