#8959DF#8959DF

#8959DF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.196 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8959DF
RGB	rgb(137, 89, 223)
HSL	hsl(261, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(261, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 48.30, -61.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 78.28, 308.10°)
OKLab	oklab(58.3% 0.0867 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(58.3% 0.196 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.2047, 17.7903, 71.7983)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8959DF #AFDF59

analogous

#596CDF #8959DF #CC59DF

triadic

#8959DF #DF8959 #59DF89

tetradic

#8959DF #DF596C #AFDF59 #59DFCC

square

#8959DF #DF596C #AFDF59 #59DFCC

split-complementary

#8959DF #DFCC59 #6CDF59

monochromatic

#4D1F9F #6529D2 #8959DF #AD8CE9 #D2C0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#8959DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#8959DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8959DF

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8959DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8959DF	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1973DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8959df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 89, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.196 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18aea',
    500: '#8959df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8959df;
$custom-light: #b18aea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8959df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.493,
    "s": 67.677,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58302,
    "c": 0.19554,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8959DF

secondary

#D1E3B1

accent

#D0168D

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8959DF

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

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