#8978BB#8978BB

#8978BB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.101 H 294.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8978BB
RGB	rgb(137, 120, 187)
HSL	hsl(255, 33%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(255, 36%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 35.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.38, 21.19, -32.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.38, 39.13, 302.80°)
OKLab	oklab(61.51% 0.0425 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(61.51% 0.101 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.0005, 22.3388, 49.9461)
Luminance	0.2234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8978BB #AABB78

analogous

#7888BB #8978BB #AB78BB

triadic

#8978BB #BB8978 #78BB89

tetradic

#8978BB #BB7888 #AABB78 #78BBAB

square

#8978BB #BB7888 #AABB78 #78BBAB

split-complementary

#8978BB #BBAB78 #88BB78

monochromatic

#4D3E7B #6752A3 #8978BB #ADA1D0 #D0C9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#8978BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.47

#8978BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8978BB

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8978BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8978BB	1.00	3.84	5.47	5.47
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6683BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6981B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F8391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8978bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 120, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.101 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9fcf',
    500: '#8978bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8978bb;
$custom-light: #ad9fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8978bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.224,
    "s": 33.005,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61507,
    "c": 0.10087,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8978BB

secondary

#CED4BB

accent

#AC3A8F

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8978BB

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

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