#8971EB#8971EB
#8971EB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.177 H 289.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8971EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 113, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 75%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 52%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.7%, 51.9%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.20, 38.06, -58.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.20, 70.00, 302.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.94% 0.0587 -0.1669) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.94% 0.177 289.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2129, 23.1257, 81.4003) |
| Luminance | 0.2313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.55
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.57
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.55
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.82
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.06
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8971EB #D3EB71
analogous
#7196EB #8971EB #C671EB
triadic
#8971EB #EB8971 #71EB89
tetradic
#8971EB #EB7196 #D3EB71 #71EBC6
square
#8971EB #EB7196 #D3EB71 #71EBC6
split-complementary
#8971EB #EBC671 #96EB71
monochromatic
#3D1CC6 #5C3BE3 #8971EB #B6A7F3 #E2DCFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#8971EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#8971EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8971EB
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8971EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8971EB | 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)
#3A87EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C81E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6D8BA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8971eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 113, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.177 289.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b19af2',
500: '#8971eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8971eb; $custom-light: #b19af2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8971eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 113,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.803,
"s": 75.309,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62937,
"c": 0.1769,
"h": 289.4
},
"luminance": 0.23127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8971EB
secondary
#E7EEC9
accent
#D70EB0
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85