#8970EF#8970EF
#8970EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.183 H 289.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8970EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 112, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 53%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 53.1%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.21, 39.74, -60.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.21, 72.78, 303.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.02% 0.06 -0.1734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.02% 0.183 289.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6863, 23.1376, 84.4411) |
| Luminance | 0.2314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.30
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.00
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.55
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.77
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.20
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8970EF #D6EF70
analogous
#7097EF #8970EF #C970EF
triadic
#8970EF #EF8970 #70EF89
tetradic
#8970EF #EF7097 #D6EF70 #70EFC9
square
#8970EF #EF7097 #D6EF70 #70EFC9
split-complementary
#8970EF #EFC970 #97EF70
monochromatic
#3B17CE #5C39E9 #8970EF #B6A7F5 #E4DEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#8970EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#8970EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8970EF
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8970EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8970EF | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3287F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3481EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B8BA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8970ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 112, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.183 289.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b199f5',
500: '#8970ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8970ef; $custom-light: #b199f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8970ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 112,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.811,
"s": 79.874,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63023,
"c": 0.18349,
"h": 289.1
},
"luminance": 0.23139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8970EF
secondary
#E9F0CB
accent
#DC09B3
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85