#8970EE#8970EE
#8970EE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.182 H 289.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8970EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 112, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 79%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 52.9%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.15, 39.46, -60.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.15, 72.24, 303.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.96% 0.06 -0.172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.96% 0.182 289.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5390, 23.0787, 83.6652) |
| Luminance | 0.2308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.31
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.88
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.61
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.81
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.23
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8970EE #D5EE70
analogous
#7096EE #8970EE #C870EE
triadic
#8970EE #EE8970 #70EE89
tetradic
#8970EE #EE7096 #D5EE70 #70EEC8
square
#8970EE #EE7096 #D5EE70 #70EEC8
split-complementary
#8970EE #EEC870 #96EE70
monochromatic
#3C18CB #5C39E7 #8970EE #B6A7F5 #E3DDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#8970EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#8970EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8970EE
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8970EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8970EE | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3387F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3681EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C8BA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8970ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 112, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.182 289.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b199f4',
500: '#8970ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8970ee; $custom-light: #b199f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8970ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 112,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.905,
"s": 78.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62958,
"c": 0.1822,
"h": 289.2
},
"luminance": 0.2308
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8970EE
secondary
#E8F0CA
accent
#DB0AB2
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85