#8951CD#8951CD

#8951CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.185 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8951CD
RGB	rgb(137, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(267, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 48.01, -55.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 73.62, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% 0.0968 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.185 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2758, 15.6109, 59.4800)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8951CD #95CD51

analogous

#5157CD #8951CD #C751CD

triadic

#8951CD #CD8951 #51CD89

tetradic

#8951CD #CD5157 #95CD51 #51CDC7

square

#8951CD #CD5157 #95CD51 #51CDC7

split-complementary

#8951CD #CDC751 #57CD51

monochromatic

#4D257F #6A32AF #8951CD #A981DB #C9B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#8951CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#8951CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8951CD

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8951CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8951CD	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8951cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.185 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084dd',
    500: '#8951cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8951cd;
$custom-light: #b084dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8951cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.097,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55901,
    "c": 0.18547,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8951CD

secondary

#BFD7A3

accent

#DF499B

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8951CD

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

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