#916CB2#916CB2

#916CB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.111 H 307.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#916CB2
RGB	rgb(145, 108, 178)
HSL	hsl(272, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(272, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.79, 28.47, -31.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.79, 42.61, 311.93°)
OKLab	oklab(59.58% 0.0677 -0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(59.58% 0.111 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0740, 19.9595, 44.6425)
Luminance	0.1996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#916CB2 #8DB26C

analogous

#6E6CB2 #916CB2 #B26CB0

triadic

#916CB2 #B2916C #6CB291

tetradic

#916CB2 #B26E6C #8DB26C #6CB0B2

square

#916CB2 #B26E6C #8DB26C #6CB0B2

split-complementary

#916CB2 #B0B26C #6CB26E

monochromatic

#53386B #724D94 #916CB2 #AF94C7 #CDBCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#916CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#916CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #916CB2

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##916CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##916CB2	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D7786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #916cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 108, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.111 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b296c9',
    500: '#916cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #916cb2;
$custom-light: #b296c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#916cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 145,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.714,
    "s": 31.25,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59583,
    "c": 0.11091,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#916CB2

secondary

#BCCBAE

accent

#C76091

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #916CB2

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

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