#916EA3#916EA3

#916EA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.088 H 313.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#916EA3
RGB	rgb(145, 110, 163)
HSL	hsl(280, 22%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 33%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.63, 23.92, -23.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.63, 33.34, 315.84°)
OKLab	oklab(59.25% 0.0611 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(59.25% 0.088 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8628, 19.8163, 37.2111)
Luminance	0.1982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#916EA3 #80A36E

analogous

#766EA3 #916EA3 #A36E9A

triadic

#916EA3 #A3916E #6EA391

tetradic

#916EA3 #A3766E #80A36E #6E9AA3

square

#916EA3 #A3766E #80A36E #6E9AA3

split-complementary

#916EA3 #9AA36E #6EA376

monochromatic

#513A5C #715282 #916EA3 #AD93BB #CAB9D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#916EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#916EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #916EA3

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##916EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##916EA3	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6679A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#907581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #916ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 110, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.088 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b298be',
    500: '#916ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #916ea3;
$custom-light: #b298be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#916ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 145,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.623,
    "s": 22.363,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59247,
    "c": 0.08818,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#916EA3

secondary

#B3C2AB

accent

#BF6986

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #916EA3

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

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