#8960BC#8960BC

#8960BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.142 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8960BC
RGB	rgb(137, 96, 188)
HSL	hsl(267, 41%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(267, 49%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 48.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.65, 35.47, -42.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.65, 55.34, 309.86°)
OKLab	oklab(57.2% 0.0767 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(57.2% 0.142 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5745, 17.3150, 49.6674)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8960BC #93BC60

analogous

#6065BC #8960BC #B760BC

triadic

#8960BC #BC8960 #60BC89

tetradic

#8960BC #BC6065 #93BC60 #60BCB7

square

#8960BC #BC6065 #93BC60 #60BCB7

split-complementary

#8960BC #BCB760 #65BC60

monochromatic

#4D3072 #6A429D #8960BC #A98BCE #C9B6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#8960BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#8960BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8960BC

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8960BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8960BC	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4473BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F73BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8960bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 96, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.142 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8ed0',
    500: '#8960bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8960bc;
$custom-light: #ae8ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8960bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.739,
    "s": 40.708,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57196,
    "c": 0.14178,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8960BC

secondary

#BECFA9

accent

#D1579A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8960BC

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

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