#8978BC#8978BC

#8978BC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.102 H 294.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8978BC
RGB	rgb(137, 120, 188)
HSL	hsl(255, 34%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(255, 36%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 36.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.43, 21.45, -33.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.43, 39.69, 302.71°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% 0.0427 -0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.102 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.1079, 22.3818, 50.5118)
Luminance	0.2238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8978BC #ABBC78

analogous

#7889BC #8978BC #AB78BC

triadic

#8978BC #BC8978 #78BC89

tetradic

#8978BC #BC7889 #ABBC78 #78BCAB

square

#8978BC #BC7889 #ABBC78 #78BCAB

split-complementary

#8978BC #BCAB78 #89BC78

monochromatic

#4D3E7C #6752A5 #8978BC #ADA1D0 #D1CAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#8978BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#8978BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8978BC

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8978BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8978BC	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6683BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6881BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E8491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8978bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 120, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.102 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9fd0',
    500: '#8978bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8978bc;
$custom-light: #ad9fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8978bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 33.663,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61556,
    "c": 0.10228,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8978BC

secondary

#CED5BB

accent

#AC3990

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8978BC

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

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