#8959DB#8959DB

#8959DB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.191 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8959DB
RGB	rgb(137, 89, 219)
HSL	hsl(262, 64%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(262, 59%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 59.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.98, 47.26, -59.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.98, 76.18, 308.35°)
OKLab	oklab(58.03% 0.0868 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(58.03% 0.191 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6718, 17.5772, 68.9916)
Luminance	0.1758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8959DB #ABDB59

analogous

#596ADB #8959DB #CA59DB

triadic

#8959DB #DB8959 #59DB89

tetradic

#8959DB #DB596A #ABDB59 #59DBCA

square

#8959DB #DB596A #ABDB59 #59DBCA

split-complementary

#8959DB #DBCA59 #6ADB59

monochromatic

#4D2199 #672CCB #8959DB #AD8BE6 #D1BEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#8959DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#8959DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8959DB

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8959DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8959DB	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2273D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8959db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 89, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.191 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08ae7',
    500: '#8959db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8959db;
$custom-light: #b08ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8959db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.154,
    "s": 64.356,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58027,
    "c": 0.19074,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8959DB

secondary

#CEE1AF

accent

#CC198A

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8959DB

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

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