#8951BB#8951BB

#8951BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.164 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8951BB
RGB	rgb(137, 81, 187)
HSL	hsl(272, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 56.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 43.62, -47.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 64.25, 312.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.0968 -0.1329)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.164 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2267, 14.7913, 48.6881)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8951BB #83BB51

analogous

#5451BB #8951BB #BB51B8

triadic

#8951BB #BB8951 #51BB89

tetradic

#8951BB #BB5451 #83BB51 #51B8BB

square

#8951BB #BB5451 #83BB51 #51B8BB

split-complementary

#8951BB #B8BB51 #51BB54

monochromatic

#4B2969 #6A3A95 #8951BB #A77DCC #C5A9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8951BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8951BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8951BB

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8951BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8951BB	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A69BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81657E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8951bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 81, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.164 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae84d0',
    500: '#8951bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8951bb;
$custom-light: #ae84d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8951bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.698,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54731,
    "c": 0.16444,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8951BB

secondary

#B3CB9D

accent

#D45490

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8951BB

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

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