#905BB5#905BB5
#905BB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.143 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #905BB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 91, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 38%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 50%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.4%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.94, 38.57, -39.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.94, 55.21, 314.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.72% 0.0917 -0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.72% 0.143 309.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5816, 16.7480, 45.6975) |
| Luminance | 0.1675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 1.21
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.93
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.87
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.99
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.76
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#905BB5 #80B55B
analogous
#635BB5 #905BB5 #B55BAD
triadic
#905BB5 #B5905B #5BB590
tetradic
#905BB5 #B5635B #80B55B #5BADB5
square
#905BB5 #B5635B #80B55B #5BADB5
split-complementary
#905BB5 #ADB55B #5BB563
monochromatic
#502F67 #704291 #905BB5 #AD85C8 #C9AFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.83
#905BB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.35
#905BB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #905BB5
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##905BB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##905BB5 | 1.00 | 4.83 | 4.35 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#446FB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5373B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B6A80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #905bb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 91, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.143 309.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28bcb',
500: '#905bb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #905bb5; $custom-light: #b28bcb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#905bb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 91,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.333,
"s": 37.815,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56719,
"c": 0.14349,
"h": 309.7
},
"luminance": 0.16748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#905BB5
secondary
#B2C9A3
accent
#CE5A8A
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6F0F8
border
#D0CBD1
text
#110C13
muted
#807D82