#8959DE#8959DE

#8959DE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.194 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8959DE
RGB	rgb(137, 89, 222)
HSL	hsl(262, 67%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(262, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 59.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, 48.04, -61.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 77.75, 308.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% 0.0867 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.194 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.0703, 17.7366, 71.0904)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8959DE #AEDE59

analogous

#596BDE #8959DE #CB59DE

triadic

#8959DE #DE8959 #59DE89

tetradic

#8959DE #DE596B #AEDE59 #59DECB

square

#8959DE #DE596B #AEDE59 #59DECB

split-complementary

#8959DE #DECB59 #6BDE59

monochromatic

#4D1F9D #6629D0 #8959DE #AD8CE8 #D2BFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#8959DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#8959DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8959DE

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8959DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8959DE	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C73DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8959de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 89, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.194 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18ae9',
    500: '#8959de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8959de;
$custom-light: #b18ae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8959de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.654,
    "s": 66.834,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58233,
    "c": 0.19434,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8959DE

secondary

#D0E2B0

accent

#CF178C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8959DE

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

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