#8957CA#8957CA

#8957CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.173 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8957CA
RGB	rgb(137, 87, 202)
HSL	hsl(266, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(266, 57%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 56.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, 44.02, -52.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 68.45, 310.02°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.0895 -0.1483)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.173 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.3829, 16.3989, 57.7464)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8957CA #98CA57

analogous

#575FCA #8957CA #C357CA

triadic

#8957CA #CA8957 #57CA89

tetradic

#8957CA #CA575F #98CA57 #57CAC3

square

#8957CA #CA575F #98CA57 #57CAC3

split-complementary

#8957CA #CAC357 #5FCA57

monochromatic

#4E287F #6A37AD #8957CA #AA86D9 #CAB4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#8957CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#8957CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8957CA

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8957CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8957CA	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2470CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3870C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8957ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 87, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.173 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af88db',
    500: '#8957ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8957ca;
$custom-light: #af88db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8957ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.087,
    "s": 52.036,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56597,
    "c": 0.17319,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8957CA

secondary

#C1D6A7

accent

#DB4C9D

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8957CA

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

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