#8958EB#8958EB

#8958EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.211 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8958EB
RGB	rgb(137, 88, 235)
HSL	hsl(260, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(260, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 62.6%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.85, 51.98, -67.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.85, 85.10, 307.65°)
OKLab	oklab(59% 0.0871 -0.1923)
OKLCH	oklch(59% 0.211 294.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.7976, 18.2953, 80.5952)
Luminance	0.1830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8958EB #BAEB58

analogous

#5870EB #8958EB #D258EB

triadic

#8958EB #EB8958 #58EB89

tetradic

#8958EB #EB5870 #BAEB58 #58EBD2

square

#8958EB #EB5870 #BAEB58 #58EBD2

split-complementary

#8958EB #EBD258 #70EB58

monochromatic

#4A15B3 #6221E4 #8958EB #B08FF2 #D6C5F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#8958EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#8958EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8958EB

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8958EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8958EB	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0074E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F7A9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8958eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 88, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.211 294.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28af2',
    500: '#8958eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8958eb;
$custom-light: #b28af2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8958eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 78.61,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59004,
    "c": 0.21106,
    "h": 294.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8958EB

secondary

#D8EAB5

accent

#DB0B95

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8958EB

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

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