#8979BB#8979BB

#8979BB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.099 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8979BB
RGB	rgb(137, 121, 187)
HSL	hsl(255, 33%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(255, 35%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 35.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.64, 20.61, -32.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.64, 38.48, 302.38°)
OKLab	oklab(61.7% 0.0411 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(61.7% 0.099 294.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.1214, 22.5806, 49.9864)
Luminance	0.2258 (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

#8979BB #ABBB79

analogous

#798ABB #8979BB #AA79BB

triadic

#8979BB #BB8979 #79BB89

tetradic

#8979BB #BB798A #ABBB79 #79BBAA

square

#8979BB #BB798A #ABBB79 #79BBAA

split-complementary

#8979BB #BBAA79 #8ABB79

monochromatic

#4D3E7B #6753A4 #8979BB #ADA2D0 #D1CAE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#8979BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#8979BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8979BB

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8979BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8979BB	1.00	3.81	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6883BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A82B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F8491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8979bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 121, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.099 294.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9fcf',
    500: '#8979bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8979bb;
$custom-light: #ad9fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8979bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.545,
    "s": 32.673,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.617,
    "c": 0.09924,
    "h": 294.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8979BB

secondary

#CED5BB

accent

#AB3A90

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100E14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8979BB

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

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