#8970BB#8970BB

#8970BB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.114 H 298.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8970BB
RGB	rgb(137, 112, 187)
HSL	hsl(260, 36%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(260, 40%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 40.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.39, 25.90, -36.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.39, 44.36, 305.73°)
OKLab	oklab(59.99% 0.054 -0.1005)
OKLCH	oklch(59.99% 0.114 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0783, 20.4944, 49.6387)
Luminance	0.2049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8970BB #A2BB70

analogous

#707CBB #8970BB #AE70BB

triadic

#8970BB #BB8970 #70BB89

tetradic

#8970BB #BB707C #A2BB70 #70BBAE

square

#8970BB #BB707C #A2BB70 #70BBAE

split-complementary

#8970BB #BBAE70 #7CBB70

monochromatic

#4E3978 #694DA1 #8970BB #AB99CF #CDC3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#8970BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#8970BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8970BB

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8970BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8970BB	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C7DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8970bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 112, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.114 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad99d0',
    500: '#8970bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8970bb;
$custom-light: #ad99d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8970bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 35.545,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5999,
    "c": 0.11404,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8970BB

secondary

#C8D2B5

accent

#CC5CA6

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8970BB

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

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