#8957BF#8957BF

#8957BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.160 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8957BF
RGB	rgb(137, 87, 191)
HSL	hsl(269, 45%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 54%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 41.29, -47.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 62.65, 311.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% 0.0891 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.16 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1266, 15.8964, 51.1301)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8957BF #8DBF57

analogous

#5759BF #8957BF #BD57BF

triadic

#8957BF #BF8957 #57BF89

tetradic

#8957BF #BF5759 #8DBF57 #57BFBD

square

#8957BF #BF5759 #8DBF57 #57BFBD

split-complementary

#8957BF #BFBD57 #59BF57

monochromatic

#4C2B71 #6B3C9D #8957BF #A883D0 #C7B0E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8957BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8957BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8957BF

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8957BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8957BF	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#326EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8957bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 87, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.160 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae88d3',
    500: '#8957bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8957bf;
$custom-light: #ae88d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8957bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.846,
    "s": 44.828,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55903,
    "c": 0.15989,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8957BF

secondary

#BACFA3

accent

#D55396

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8957BF

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

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