#8957BB#8957BB

#8957BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.155 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8957BB
RGB	rgb(137, 87, 187)
HSL	hsl(270, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 53%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 53.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 40.32, -45.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 60.54, 311.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.0889 -0.127)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.155 305)
XYZ	xyz(22.6924, 15.7227, 48.8434)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8957BB #89BB57

analogous

#5757BB #8957BB #BB57BB

triadic

#8957BB #BB8957 #57BB89

tetradic

#8957BB #BB5757 #89BB57 #57BBBB

square

#8957BB #BB5757 #89BB57 #57BBBB

split-complementary

#8957BB #BBBB57 #57BB57

monochromatic

#4C2C6C #6A3D97 #8957BB #A883CD #C6AEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#8957BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#8957BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8957BB

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8957BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8957BB	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#366DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8957bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 87, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.155 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae88d0',
    500: '#8957bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8957bb;
$custom-light: #ae88d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8957bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 42.373,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5566,
    "c": 0.15503,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.15723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8957BB

secondary

#B7CCA2

accent

#D25694

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8957BB

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

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