#905CB5#905CB5

#905CB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.142 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#905CB5
RGB	rgb(144, 92, 181)
HSL	hsl(275, 38%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(275, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 49.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.16, 38.02, -39.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.16, 54.57, 314.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% 0.0903 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.142 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6677, 16.9201, 45.7262)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#905CB5 #81B55C

analogous

#635CB5 #905CB5 #B55CAD

triadic

#905CB5 #B5905C #5CB590

tetradic

#905CB5 #B5635C #81B55C #5CADB5

square

#905CB5 #B5635C #81B55C #5CADB5

split-complementary

#905CB5 #ADB55C #5CB563

monochromatic

#502F68 #714292 #905CB5 #AD86C8 #C9B0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#905CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#905CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #905CB5

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##905CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##905CB5	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4670B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5473B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #905cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 92, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.142 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28bcb',
    500: '#905cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #905cb5;
$custom-light: #b28bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#905cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.056,
    "s": 37.553,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56882,
    "c": 0.14183,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#905CB5

secondary

#B3C9A3

accent

#CE5A8A

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#110C13

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #905CB5

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

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