#8957BD#8957BD

#8957BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.157 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8957BD
RGB	rgb(137, 87, 189)
HSL	hsl(269, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 54%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 40.80, -46.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 61.59, 311.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.089 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.157 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.9080, 15.8090, 49.9788)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8957BD #8BBD57

analogous

#5758BD #8957BD #BC57BD

triadic

#8957BD #BD8957 #57BD89

tetradic

#8957BD #BD5758 #8BBD57 #57BDBC

square

#8957BD #BD5758 #8BBD57 #57BDBC

split-complementary

#8957BD #BDBC57 #58BD57

monochromatic

#4C2B6E #6A3D9A #8957BD #A883CE #C7AFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#8957BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8957BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8957BD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8957BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8957BD	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#346DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8957bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 87, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.157 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae88d1',
    500: '#8957bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8957bd;
$custom-light: #ae88d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8957bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.412,
    "s": 43.59,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55781,
    "c": 0.15746,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8957BD

secondary

#B8CEA2

accent

#D35495

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8957BD

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

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