#8F79BD#8F79BD

#8F79BD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.103 H 298.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F79BD
RGB	rgb(143, 121, 189)
HSL	hsl(259, 34%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(259, 36%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.27, 22.91, -32.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.27, 39.86, 305.08°)
OKLab	oklab(62.34% 0.0487 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(62.34% 0.103 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.3483, 23.1883, 51.1692)
Luminance	0.2319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8F79BD #A7BD79

analogous

#7985BD #8F79BD #B179BD

triadic

#8F79BD #BD8F79 #79BD8F

tetradic

#8F79BD #BD7985 #A7BD79 #79BDB1

square

#8F79BD #BD7985 #A7BD79 #79BDB1

split-complementary

#8F79BD #BDB179 #85BD79

monochromatic

#533E7E #6D52A7 #8F79BD #B1A2D1 #D4CBE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#8F79BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#8F79BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8F79BD

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F79BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8F79BD	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6884C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C84BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#868492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f79bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 121, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.103 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1a0d1',
    500: '#8f79bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f79bd;
$custom-light: #b1a0d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f79bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.412,
    "s": 34,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62339,
    "c": 0.10283,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F79BD

secondary

#CDD6BC

accent

#AD3987

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110E14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F79BD

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