#8961EE#8961EE

#8961EE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.203 H 292.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8961EE
RGB	rgb(137, 97, 238)
HSL	hsl(257, 81%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(257, 59%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.4%, 59.2%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.88, 47.91, -65.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.88, 81.38, 306.07°)
OKLab	oklab(60.55% 0.0771 -0.1876)
OKLCH	oklch(60.55% 0.203 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.0196, 20.0399, 83.1588)
Luminance	0.2004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8961EE #C6EE61

analogous

#617FEE #8961EE #CF61EE

triadic

#8961EE #EE8961 #61EE89

tetradic

#8961EE #EE617F #C6EE61 #61EECF

square

#8961EE #EE617F #C6EE61 #61EECF

split-complementary

#8961EE #EECF61 #7FEE61

monochromatic

#4515C0 #602AE8 #8961EE #B298F4 #DCD0FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#8961EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#8961EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8961EE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8961EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8961EE	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007EF3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0079EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D819E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8961ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 97, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.203 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28ff4',
    500: '#8961ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8961ee;
$custom-light: #b28ff4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8961ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.021,
    "s": 80.571,
    "l": 65.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60546,
    "c": 0.20278,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8961EE

secondary

#E0EDBE

accent

#DD09A1

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8961EE

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

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