#8971BB#8971BB
#8971BB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.112 H 297.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8971BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 113, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 40%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 39.6%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.64, 25.31, -35.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.64, 43.70, 305.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.18% 0.0526 -0.0993) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.18% 0.112 297.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1892, 20.7163, 49.6756) |
| Luminance | 0.2072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.37
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.81
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.37
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 7.09
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.67
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8971BB #A3BB71
analogous
#717EBB #8971BB #AE71BB
triadic
#8971BB #BB8971 #71BB89
tetradic
#8971BB #BB717E #A3BB71 #71BBAE
square
#8971BB #BB717E #A3BB71 #71BBAE
split-complementary
#8971BB #BBAE71 #7EBB71
monochromatic
#4E3A78 #694DA1 #8971BB #AB9ACF #CEC4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#8971BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#8971BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8971BB
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8971BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8971BB | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D7EBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#617DB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F7E8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8971bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 113, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.112 297.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad9ad0',
500: '#8971bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8971bb; $custom-light: #ad9ad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8971bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 113,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.459,
"s": 35.238,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60177,
"c": 0.11239,
"h": 297.9
},
"luminance": 0.20716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8971BB
secondary
#C9D2B5
accent
#CB5DA7
background
#FAF9FC
surface
#F4F2F9
border
#CECCD2
text
#100E14
muted
#7F7E82