#905EB5#905EB5

#905EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.138 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#905EB5
RGB	rgb(144, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(274, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(274, 48%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.60, 36.89, -38.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.60, 53.29, 313.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% 0.0875 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.138 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8432, 17.2712, 45.7847)
Luminance	0.1727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#905EB5 #83B55E

analogous

#655EB5 #905EB5 #B55EAF

triadic

#905EB5 #B5905E #5EB590

tetradic

#905EB5 #B5655E #83B55E #5EAFB5

square

#905EB5 #B5655E #83B55E #5EAFB5

split-complementary

#905EB5 #AFB55E #5EB565

monochromatic

#513069 #714392 #905EB5 #AD88C8 #CAB2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#905EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#905EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #905EB5

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##905EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##905EB5	1.00	4.71	4.45	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4871B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5674B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #905eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.138 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28dcb',
    500: '#905eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #905eb5;
$custom-light: #b28dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#905eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.483,
    "s": 37.021,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5721,
    "c": 0.13846,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#905EB5

secondary

#B5CAA5

accent

#CD5B8B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F8

border

#D0CBD1

text

#110C13

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #905EB5

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

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