#8957DF#8957DF

#8957DF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.198 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8957DF
RGB	rgb(137, 87, 223)
HSL	hsl(262, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 61%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.84, 49.38, -62.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.84, 79.45, 308.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.01% 0.089 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(58.01% 0.198 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.0406, 17.4620, 71.7436)
Luminance	0.1746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8957DF #ADDF57

analogous

#5769DF #8957DF #CD57DF

triadic

#8957DF #DF8957 #57DF89

tetradic

#8957DF #DF5769 #ADDF57 #57DFCD

square

#8957DF #DF5769 #ADDF57 #57DFCD

split-complementary

#8957DF #DFCD57 #69DF57

monochromatic

#4D1E9E #6628D1 #8957DF #AD8AE9 #D1BEF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#8957DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#8957DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8957DF

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8957DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8957DF	1.00	4.67	4.49	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1172DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8957df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 87, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.198 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b189ea',
    500: '#8957df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8957df;
$custom-light: #b189ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8957df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.059,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58007,
    "c": 0.19826,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8957DF

secondary

#D0E3AF

accent

#D0168B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8957DF

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

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