#8977BC#8977BC

#8977BC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.104 H 295.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8977BC
RGB	rgb(137, 119, 188)
HSL	hsl(256, 34%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(256, 37%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 36.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.18, 22.04, -33.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.18, 40.34, 303.11°)
OKLab	oklab(61.36% 0.0442 -0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(61.36% 0.104 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9883, 22.1425, 50.4720)
Luminance	0.2214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8977BC #AABC77

analogous

#7788BC #8977BC #AB77BC

triadic

#8977BC #BC8977 #77BC89

tetradic

#8977BC #BC7788 #AABC77 #77BCAB

square

#8977BC #BC7788 #AABC77 #77BCAB

split-complementary

#8977BC #BCAB77 #88BC77

monochromatic

#4D3D7C #6751A5 #8977BC #ADA0D0 #D0C9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#8977BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#8977BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8977BC

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8977BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8977BC	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6582BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E8391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8977bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 119, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.104 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9ed0',
    500: '#8977bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8977bc;
$custom-light: #ad9ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8977bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.652,
    "s": 33.99,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61364,
    "c": 0.10391,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8977BC

secondary

#CED5BA

accent

#AD398F

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8977BC

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

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