#8951BE#8951BE

#8951BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.168 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8951BE
RGB	rgb(137, 81, 190)
HSL	hsl(271, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 57.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 44.34, -48.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 65.81, 312.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.0969 -0.1372)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.168 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5512, 14.9211, 50.3972)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8951BE #86BE51

analogous

#5251BE #8951BE #BE51BC

triadic

#8951BE #BE8951 #51BE89

tetradic

#8951BE #BE5251 #86BE51 #51BCBE

square

#8951BE #BE5251 #86BE51 #51BCBE

split-complementary

#8951BE #BCBE51 #51BE52

monochromatic

#4B286C #6A3999 #8951BE #A77ECF #C5AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#8951BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8951BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8951BE

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8951BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8951BE	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#266AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8951be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 81, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.168 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84d2',
    500: '#8951be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8951be;
$custom-light: #af84d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8951be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.826,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5492,
    "c": 0.16795,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8951BE

secondary

#B5CD9E

accent

#D55392

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8951BE

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

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