#8959DC#8959DC

#8959DC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.192 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8959DC
RGB	rgb(137, 89, 220)
HSL	hsl(262, 65%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 60%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 59.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.04, 47.52, -60.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.04, 76.71, 308.28°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% 0.0868 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.192 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.8039, 17.6300, 69.6870)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8959DC #ACDC59

analogous

#596ADC #8959DC #CB59DC

triadic

#8959DC #DC8959 #59DC89

tetradic

#8959DC #DC596A #ACDC59 #59DCCB

square

#8959DC #DC596A #ACDC59 #59DCCB

split-complementary

#8959DC #DCCB59 #6ADC59

monochromatic

#4D209A #662BCD #8959DC #AD8CE7 #D1BEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#8959DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#8959DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8959DC

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8959DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8959DC	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2073D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8959dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 89, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.192 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08ae8',
    500: '#8959dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8959dc;
$custom-light: #b08ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8959dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.985,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58096,
    "c": 0.19195,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8959DC

secondary

#CFE1AF

accent

#CD188B

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8959DC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →