#8961BB#8961BB

#8961BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.139 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8961BB
RGBrgb(137, 97, 187)
HSLhsl(267, 40%, 56%)
HSVhsv(267, 48%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(26.7%, 48.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(48.83, 34.65, -41.63)
CIE-LCHlch(48.83, 54.16, 309.77°)
OKLaboklab(57.31% 0.0752 -0.1167)
OKLCHoklch(57.31% 0.139 302.8)
XYZxyz(23.5589, 17.4556, 49.1322)
Luminance0.1746 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8961BB #93BB61
analogous
#6166BB #8961BB #B661BB
triadic
#8961BB #BB8961 #61BB89
tetradic
#8961BB #BB6166 #93BB61 #61BBB6
square
#8961BB #BB6166 #93BB61 #61BBB6
split-complementary
#8961BB #BBB661 #66BB61
monochromatic
#4D3171 #6A439C #8961BB #A98CCD #C9B7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68
#8961BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49
#8961BB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8961BB
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8961BB#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8961BB1.004.684.494.68
#FFFFFF4.681.0021.001.00
#0000004.4921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.681.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4673BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5174B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#807185
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8961bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 97, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.139 302.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8fd0',
    500: '#8961bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8961bb;
$custom-light: #ae8fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8961bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 39.823,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57309,
    "c": 0.13887,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8961BB
secondary
#BECFA9
accent
#D0589B
background
#FAF8FC
surface
#F5F0F9
border
#CFCBD2
text
#100C14
muted
#7F7D82

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#8961BB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva