#8977BB#8977BB

#8977BB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.102 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8977BB
RGB	rgb(137, 119, 187)
HSL	hsl(256, 33%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(256, 36%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 36.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.13, 21.78, -33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.13, 39.78, 303.20°)
OKLab	oklab(61.32% 0.0439 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(61.32% 0.103 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.8809, 22.0996, 49.9062)
Luminance	0.2210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8977BB #A9BB77

analogous

#7787BB #8977BB #AB77BB

triadic

#8977BB #BB8977 #77BB89

tetradic

#8977BB #BB7787 #A9BB77 #77BBAB

square

#8977BB #BB7787 #A9BB77 #77BBAB

split-complementary

#8977BB #BBAB77 #87BB77

monochromatic

#4D3D7A #6752A3 #8977BB #ACA0CF #D0C9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#8977BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#8977BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8977BB

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8977BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8977BB	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6582BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6880B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F8390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8977bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 119, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.102 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9ecf',
    500: '#8977bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8977bb;
$custom-light: #ad9ecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8977bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.882,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61315,
    "c": 0.1025,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8977BB

secondary

#CDD4BA

accent

#C95EAD

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8977BB

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

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