#8973BB#8973BB

#8973BB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.109 H 297.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8973BB
RGB	rgb(137, 115, 187)
HSL	hsl(258, 35%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 39%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 38.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.13, 24.14, -34.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.13, 42.39, 304.71°)
OKLab	oklab(60.55% 0.0497 -0.0971)
OKLCH	oklch(60.55% 0.109 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4148, 21.1675, 49.7508)
Luminance	0.2117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8973BB #A5BB73

analogous

#7381BB #8973BB #AD73BB

triadic

#8973BB #BB8973 #73BB89

tetradic

#8973BB #BB7381 #A5BB73 #73BBAD

square

#8973BB #BB7381 #A5BB73 #73BBAD

split-complementary

#8973BB #BBAD73 #81BB73

monochromatic

#4E3B79 #684FA2 #8973BB #AC9CCF #CEC5E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#8973BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#8973BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8973BB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8973BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8973BB	1.00	4.01	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7F8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8973bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 115, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.109 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9bd0',
    500: '#8973bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8973bb;
$custom-light: #ad9bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8973bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.333,
    "s": 34.615,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60553,
    "c": 0.10908,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8973BB

secondary

#CAD3B7

accent

#CB5DA9

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8973BB

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

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