#8951BD#8951BD

#8951BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.167 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8951BD
RGB	rgb(137, 81, 189)
HSL	hsl(271, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 57.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.47, 44.10, -48.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.47, 65.29, 312.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.0969 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.167 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4423, 14.8775, 49.8236)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8951BD #85BD51

analogous

#5351BD #8951BD #BD51BB

triadic

#8951BD #BD8951 #51BD89

tetradic

#8951BD #BD5351 #85BD51 #51BBBD

square

#8951BD #BD5351 #85BD51 #51BBBD

split-complementary

#8951BD #BBBD51 #51BD53

monochromatic

#4B296B #6A3997 #8951BD #A77DCE #C5AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8951BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8951BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8951BD

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8951BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8951BD	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#276AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80667F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8951bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 81, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.167 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84d1',
    500: '#8951bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8951bd;
$custom-light: #af84d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8951bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.111,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54856,
    "c": 0.16678,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8951BD

secondary

#B4CC9E

accent

#D55392

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8951BD

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

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