#8951AF#8951AF

#8951AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.150 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8951AF
RGB	rgb(137, 81, 175)
HSL	hsl(276, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 53.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 40.79, -41.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 58.01, 314.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54% 0.0962 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.15 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9954, 14.2987, 42.2030)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8951AF #77AF51

analogous

#5A51AF #8951AF #AF51A6

triadic

#8951AF #AF8951 #51AF89

tetradic

#8951AF #AF5A51 #77AF51 #51A6AF

square

#8951AF #AF5A51 #77AF51 #51A6AF

split-complementary

#8951AF #A6AF51 #51AF5A

monochromatic

#482A5C #683D85 #8951AF #A57BC2 #C2A5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8951AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8951AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8951AF

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8951AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8951AF	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3667B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8951af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 81, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.150 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae84c7',
    500: '#8951af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8951af;
$custom-light: #ae84c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8951af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.745,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54001,
    "c": 0.15037,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8951AF

secondary

#AAC399

accent

#CD5B89

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5EFF8

border

#CFCAD1

text

#100B13

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8951AF

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

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