#905EA5#905EA5

#905EA5 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.119 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#905EA5
RGB	rgb(144, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(282, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 43%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 33.28, -30.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 45.02, 317.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.37% 0.0849 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(56.37% 0.119 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2948, 16.6519, 37.6297)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#905EA5 #73A55E

analogous

#6C5EA5 #905EA5 #A55E96

triadic

#905EA5 #A5905E #5EA590

tetradic

#905EA5 #A56C5E #73A55E #5E96A5

square

#905EA5 #A56C5E #73A55E #5E96A5

split-complementary

#905EA5 #96A55E #5EA56C

monochromatic

#4C3158 #6E477F #905EA5 #AB85BB #C6ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#905EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#905EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #905EA5

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##905EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##905EA5	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E73A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F687A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #905ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.119 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28dc0',
    500: '#905ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #905ea5;
$custom-light: #b28dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#905ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.254,
    "s": 28.287,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5637,
    "c": 0.11927,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#905EA5

secondary

#A9BFA0

accent

#C56380

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F7

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C12

muted

#807D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #905EA5

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

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