#8951CC#8951CC

#8951CC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.184 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8951CC
RGB	rgb(137, 81, 204)
HSL	hsl(267, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 60.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 47.76, -55.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 73.10, 310.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.0968 -0.1568)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.184 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1555, 15.5628, 58.8464)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8951CC #94CC51

analogous

#5156CC #8951CC #C651CC

triadic

#8951CC #CC8951 #51CC89

tetradic

#8951CC #CC5156 #94CC51 #51CCC6

square

#8951CC #CC5156 #94CC51 #51CCC6

split-complementary

#8951CC #CCC651 #56CC51

monochromatic

#4D257E #6A33AD #8951CC #A980DA #C9B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#8951CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#8951CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8951CC

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8951CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8951CC	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#036DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8951cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 81, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.184 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084dc',
    500: '#8951cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8951cc;
$custom-light: #b084dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8951cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.317,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55834,
    "c": 0.18432,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8951CC

secondary

#BFD6A3

accent

#DE4A9B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8951CC

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

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