#8959B3#8959B3

#8959B3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.142 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8959B3
RGB	rgb(137, 89, 179)
HSL	hsl(272, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 50.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 37.27, -40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 55.04, 312.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.0855 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.142 307)
XYZ	xyz(22.0239, 15.7180, 44.5127)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8959B3 #83B359

analogous

#5C59B3 #8959B3 #B359B0

triadic

#8959B3 #B38959 #59B389

tetradic

#8959B3 #B35C59 #83B359 #59B0B3

square

#8959B3 #B35C59 #83B359 #59B0B3

split-complementary

#8959B3 #B0B359 #59B35C

monochromatic

#4B2E64 #6A418E #8959B3 #A783C6 #C5ADD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#8959B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#8959B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8959B3

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8959B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8959B3	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#406DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8959b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 89, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.142 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad89ca',
    500: '#8959b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8959b3;
$custom-light: #ad89ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8959b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272,
    "s": 37.19,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55512,
    "c": 0.14203,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.15718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8959B3

secondary

#B3C7A0

accent

#CD5B90

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F8

border

#CFCBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8959B3

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

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