#8958BD#8958BD

#8958BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.156 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8958BD
RGB	rgb(137, 88, 189)
HSL	hsl(269, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 53.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 40.25, -45.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 60.97, 311.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% 0.0877 -0.1289)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.156 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9896, 15.9720, 50.0060)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8958BD #8CBD58

analogous

#585ABD #8958BD #BC58BD

triadic

#8958BD #BD8958 #58BD89

tetradic

#8958BD #BD585A #8CBD58 #58BDBC

square

#8958BD #BD585A #8CBD58 #58BDBC

split-complementary

#8958BD #BDBC58 #5ABD58

monochromatic

#4C2C6F #6B3D9B #8958BD #A884CE #C7B0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8958BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8958BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8958BD

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8958BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8958BD	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#366EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8958bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 88, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.156 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae89d1',
    500: '#8958bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8958bd;
$custom-light: #ae89d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8958bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.109,
    "s": 43.348,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5594,
    "c": 0.15588,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8958BD

secondary

#B9CEA3

accent

#D35596

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8958BD

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

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