#8972BC#8972BC

#8972BC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.112 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8972BC
RGB	rgb(137, 114, 188)
HSL	hsl(259, 36%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(259, 39%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 39.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.93, 24.98, -35.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.93, 43.60, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(60.42% 0.0513 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(60.42% 0.112 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4088, 20.9836, 50.2788)
Luminance	0.2098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8972BC #A5BC72

analogous

#7280BC #8972BC #AE72BC

triadic

#8972BC #BC8972 #72BC89

tetradic

#8972BC #BC7280 #A5BC72 #72BCAE

square

#8972BC #BC7280 #A5BC72 #72BCAE

split-complementary

#8972BC #BCAE72 #80BC72

monochromatic

#4E3A7A #684EA3 #8972BC #AC9BD0 #CEC5E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#8972BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#8972BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8972BC

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8972BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8972BC	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7F8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8972bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 114, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.112 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9ad0',
    500: '#8972bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8972bc;
$custom-light: #ad9ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8972bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.649,
    "s": 35.577,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60416,
    "c": 0.11212,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8972BC

secondary

#CAD3B6

accent

#CC5CA9

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8972BC

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

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