#8959BB#8959BB

#8959BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.152 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8959BB
RGB	rgb(137, 89, 187)
HSL	hsl(269, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(269, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 52.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.04, 39.20, -44.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.04, 59.28, 311.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.0862 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.152 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8566, 16.0511, 48.8981)
Luminance	0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8959BB #8BBB59

analogous

#595ABB #8959BB #BA59BB

triadic

#8959BB #BB8959 #59BB89

tetradic

#8959BB #BB595A #8BBB59 #59BBBA

square

#8959BB #BB595A #8BBB59 #59BBBA

split-complementary

#8959BB #BBBA59 #5ABB59

monochromatic

#4C2D6D #6A3E98 #8959BB #A884CD #C7B0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#8959BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#8959BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8959BB

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8959BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8959BB	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#396EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4870B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8959bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 89, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.152 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae89d0',
    500: '#8959bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8959bb;
$custom-light: #ae89d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8959bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.388,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5598,
    "c": 0.15184,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8959BB

secondary

#B8CDA3

accent

#D25695

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8959BB

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

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