#8972EF#8972EF
#8972EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.181 H 288.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8972EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 114, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 52%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 52.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.67, 38.59, -60.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.67, 71.54, 302.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.36% 0.0577 -0.1712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.36% 0.181 288.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9094, 23.5838, 84.5155) |
| Luminance | 0.2359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 3.70
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.10
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.02
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.47
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.62
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8972EF #D8EF72
analogous
#729AEF #8972EF #C872EF
triadic
#8972EF #EF8972 #72EF89
tetradic
#8972EF #EF729A #D8EF72 #72EFC8
square
#8972EF #EF729A #D8EF72 #72EFC8
split-complementary
#8972EF #EFC872 #9AEF72
monochromatic
#3918CF #5B3BE9 #8972EF #B7A9F5 #E5E0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#8972EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.72
#8972EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8972EF
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8972EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8972EF | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.72 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3788F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3882EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B8DA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8972ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 114, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.181 288.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b19bf5',
500: '#8972ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8972ef; $custom-light: #b19bf5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8972ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 114,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.04,
"s": 79.618,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63361,
"c": 0.1807,
"h": 288.6
},
"luminance": 0.23585
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8972EF
secondary
#EAF1CC
accent
#DC0AB5
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#110E17
muted
#807E85