#8974BB#8974BB

#8974BB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.107 H 296.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8974BB
RGB	rgb(137, 116, 187)
HSL	hsl(258, 34%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 38%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 38%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.38, 23.55, -34.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.38, 41.74, 304.35°)
OKLab	oklab(60.74% 0.0483 -0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(60.74% 0.107 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.5294, 21.3968, 49.7891)
Luminance	0.2140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8974BB #A6BB74

analogous

#7483BB #8974BB #AD74BB

triadic

#8974BB #BB8974 #74BB89

tetradic

#8974BB #BB7483 #A6BB74 #74BBAD

square

#8974BB #BB7483 #A6BB74 #74BBAD

split-complementary

#8974BB #BBAD74 #83BB74

monochromatic

#4E3B79 #684FA2 #8974BB #AC9DCF #CFC6E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#8974BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#8974BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8974BB

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8974BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8974BB	1.00	3.98	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6180BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F808F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8974bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 116, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.107 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9ccf',
    500: '#8974bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8974bb;
$custom-light: #ad9ccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8974bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.746,
    "s": 34.3,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60742,
    "c": 0.10743,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8974BB

secondary

#CBD3B8

accent

#CA5DAA

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8974BB

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

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