#916EA4#916EA4

#916EA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.089 H 313.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#916EA4
RGB	rgb(145, 110, 164)
HSL	hsl(279, 23%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 33%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.67, 24.14, -23.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.67, 33.86, 315.47°)
OKLab	oklab(59.29% 0.0613 -0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(59.29% 0.089 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9527, 19.8523, 37.6848)
Luminance	0.1985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#916EA4 #81A46E

analogous

#766EA4 #916EA4 #A46E9C

triadic

#916EA4 #A4916E #6EA491

tetradic

#916EA4 #A4766E #81A46E #6E9CA4

square

#916EA4 #A4766E #81A46E #6E9CA4

split-complementary

#916EA4 #9CA46E #6EA476

monochromatic

#513A5D #725283 #916EA4 #AE94BC #CAB9D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#916EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#916EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #916EA4

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##916EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##916EA4	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)

#6579A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#907582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #916ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 110, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.089 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b298bf',
    500: '#916ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #916ea4;
$custom-light: #b298bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#916ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 145,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.889,
    "s": 22.881,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59292,
    "c": 0.08943,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#916EA4

secondary

#B3C2AB

accent

#BF6887

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F7

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #916EA4

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

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