#8973BC#8973BC

#8973BC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.110 H 296.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8973BC
RGB	rgb(137, 115, 188)
HSL	hsl(258, 35%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 39%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 38.8%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.18, 24.39, -35.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.18, 42.95, 304.60°)
OKLab	oklab(60.6% 0.0499 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(60.6% 0.11 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.5222, 21.2104, 50.3166)
Luminance	0.2121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8973BC #A6BC73

analogous

#7382BC #8973BC #AE73BC

triadic

#8973BC #BC8973 #73BC89

tetradic

#8973BC #BC7382 #A6BC73 #73BCAE

square

#8973BC #BC7382 #A6BC73 #73BCAE

split-complementary

#8973BC #BCAE73 #82BC73

monochromatic

#4E3A7A #684EA4 #8973BC #AC9CD0 #CFC6E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#8973BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#8973BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8973BC

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8973BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8973BC	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F808E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8973bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 115, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.110 296.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8973bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.082,
    "s": 35.266,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60604,
    "c": 0.11047,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8973BC

secondary

#CBD4B7

accent

#CB5CAA

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8973BC

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

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