#8953BB#8953BB

#8953BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.161 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8953BB
RGB	rgb(137, 83, 187)
HSL	hsl(271, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 55.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 42.53, -46.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 63.02, 312.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.0942 -0.131)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.161 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3775, 15.0929, 48.7384)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8953BB #85BB53

analogous

#5553BB #8953BB #BB53B9

triadic

#8953BB #BB8953 #53BB89

tetradic

#8953BB #BB5553 #85BB53 #53B9BB

square

#8953BB #BB5553 #85BB53 #53B9BB

split-complementary

#8953BB #B9BB53 #53BB55

monochromatic

#4B2A6A #6A3B96 #8953BB #A77FCC #C5ABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#8953BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#8953BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8953BB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8953BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8953BB	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81677F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8953bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 83, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.161 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae85d0',
    500: '#8953bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8953bb;
$custom-light: #ae85d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8953bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.154,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55035,
    "c": 0.16133,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8953BB

secondary

#B4CB9E

accent

#D35591

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8953BB

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

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