#8957DC#8957DC

#8957DC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.195 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8957DC
RGB	rgb(137, 87, 220)
HSL	hsl(263, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(263, 60%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 60.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.64, 48.60, -60.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.64, 77.89, 308.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.8% 0.0891 -0.1731)
OKLCH	oklch(57.8% 0.195 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.6397, 17.3016, 69.6323)
Luminance	0.1730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8957DC #AADC57

analogous

#5768DC #8957DC #CB57DC

triadic

#8957DC #DC8957 #57DC89

tetradic

#8957DC #DC5768 #AADC57 #57DCCB

square

#8957DC #DC5768 #AADC57 #57DCCB

split-complementary

#8957DC #DCCB57 #68DC57

monochromatic

#4D2099 #672ACB #8957DC #AD8AE7 #D0BCF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#8957DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#8957DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8957DC

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8957DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8957DC	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B72D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8957dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 87, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.195 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b189e8',
    500: '#8957dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8957dc;
$custom-light: #b189e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8957dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.556,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57799,
    "c": 0.19471,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8957DC

secondary

#CEE1AE

accent

#CD1889

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8957DC

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

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