#916AB9#916AB9

#916AB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.123 H 305.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#916AB9
RGB	rgb(145, 106, 185)
HSL	hsl(270, 36%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(270, 43%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 42.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.65, 31.27, -35.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.65, 47.66, 311.00°)
OKLab	oklab(59.58% 0.0721 -0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(59.58% 0.123 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.5863, 19.8308, 48.3693)
Luminance	0.1983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#916AB9 #92B96A

analogous

#6A6BB9 #916AB9 #B86AB9

triadic

#916AB9 #B9916A #6AB991

tetradic

#916AB9 #B96A6B #92B96A #6AB9B8

square

#916AB9 #B96A6B #92B96A #6AB9B8

split-complementary

#916AB9 #B9B86A #6BB96A

monochromatic

#543673 #72499C #916AB9 #B094CD #CEBDE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#916AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#916AB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #916AB9

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##916AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##916AB9	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#577ABC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B7789

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #916ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 106, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.123 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b395ce',
    500: '#916ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #916ab9;
$custom-light: #b395ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#916ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 145,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.62,
    "s": 36.073,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5958,
    "c": 0.12338,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#916AB9

secondary

#C0CFAF

accent

#CC5C95

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #916AB9

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

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