#8959DA#8959DA

#8959DA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.190 H 297.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8959DA
RGB	rgb(137, 89, 218)
HSL	hsl(262, 64%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(262, 59%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 59.2%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 47.01, -59.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 75.66, 308.41°)
OKLab	oklab(57.96% 0.0869 -0.1685)
OKLCH	oklch(57.96% 0.19 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.5406, 17.5247, 68.3004)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8959DA #AADA59

analogous

#5969DA #8959DA #CA59DA

triadic

#8959DA #DA8959 #59DA89

tetradic

#8959DA #DA5969 #AADA59 #59DACA

square

#8959DA #DA5969 #AADA59 #59DACA

split-complementary

#8959DA #DACA59 #69DA59

monochromatic

#4D2297 #672DC9 #8959DA #AD8BE5 #D0BDF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#8959DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#8959DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8959DA

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8959DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8959DA	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2473D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8959da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 89, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.190 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08ae6',
    500: '#8959da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8959da;
$custom-light: #b08ae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8959da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.326,
    "s": 63.547,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57959,
    "c": 0.18955,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8959DA

secondary

#CEE0AF

accent

#CB1A89

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8959DA

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

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