#8961BE#8961BE

#8961BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.143 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8961BE
RGB	rgb(137, 97, 190)
HSL	hsl(266, 42%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(266, 49%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.99, 35.39, -43.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.99, 55.78, 309.38°)
OKLab	oklab(57.48% 0.0755 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(57.48% 0.143 302)
XYZ	xyz(23.8834, 17.5854, 50.8413)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8961BE #96BE61

analogous

#6168BE #8961BE #B861BE

triadic

#8961BE #BE8961 #61BE89

tetradic

#8961BE #BE6168 #96BE61 #61BEB8

square

#8961BE #BE6168 #96BE61 #61BEB8

split-complementary

#8961BE #BEB861 #68BE61

monochromatic

#4E3075 #6A42A0 #8961BE #A98CD0 #CAB8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#8961BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#8961BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8961BE

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8961BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8961BE	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4474C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F74BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7286

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8961be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 97, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.143 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8fd2',
    500: '#8961be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8961be;
$custom-light: #ae8fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8961be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.806,
    "s": 41.704,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57481,
    "c": 0.1427,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.17585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8961BE

secondary

#C0D1AA

accent

#D2569D

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F5F0F9

border

#CFCBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8961BE

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

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