#8957CF#8957CF

#8957CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.179 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8957CF
RGB	rgb(137, 87, 207)
HSL	hsl(265, 56%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(265, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 58%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.80, 45.28, -54.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.80, 71.08, 309.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.0895 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.179 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9845, 16.6396, 60.9149)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8957CF #9DCF57

analogous

#5761CF #8957CF #C557CF

triadic

#8957CF #CF8957 #57CF89

tetradic

#8957CF #CF5761 #9DCF57 #57CFC5

square

#8957CF #CF5761 #9DCF57 #57CFC5

split-complementary

#8957CF #CFC557 #61CF57

monochromatic

#4E2685 #6A34B5 #8957CF #AA87DD #CCB6EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#8957CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#8957CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8957CF

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8957CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8957CF	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A71D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3271CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A708B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8957cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 87, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.179 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af88de',
    500: '#8957cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8957cf;
$custom-light: #af88de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8957cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56922,
    "c": 0.1792,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8957CF

secondary

#C5D9A9

accent

#DF49A0

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8957CF

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

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