#8951CB#8951CB

#8951CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.183 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8951CB
RGB	rgb(137, 81, 203)
HSL	hsl(268, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 60.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 47.52, -54.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 72.58, 310.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.0968 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.183 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0359, 15.5150, 58.2167)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8951CB #93CB51

analogous

#5156CB #8951CB #C651CB

triadic

#8951CB #CB8951 #51CB89

tetradic

#8951CB #CB5156 #93CB51 #51CBC6

square

#8951CB #CB5156 #93CB51 #51CBC6

split-complementary

#8951CB #CBC651 #56CB51

monochromatic

#4D257C #6A33AC #8951CB #A980D9 #C9AFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#8951CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#8951CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8951CB

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8951CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8951CB	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#086DCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8951cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 81, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.183 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84db',
    500: '#8951cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8951cb;
$custom-light: #af84db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8951cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.541,
    "s": 53.982,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55767,
    "c": 0.18315,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8951CB

secondary

#BED5A3

accent

#DD4A9A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8951CB

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

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