#916EA5#916EA5

#916EA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.091 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#916EA5
RGB	rgb(145, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(278, 23%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 33%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.71, 24.36, -24.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.71, 34.39, 315.11°)
OKLab	oklab(59.34% 0.0616 -0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(59.34% 0.091 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0434, 19.8886, 38.1623)
Luminance	0.1989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#916EA5 #82A56E

analogous

#766EA5 #916EA5 #A56E9E

triadic

#916EA5 #A5916E #6EA591

tetradic

#916EA5 #A5766E #82A56E #6E9EA5

square

#916EA5 #A5766E #82A56E #6E9EA5

split-complementary

#916EA5 #9EA56E #6EA576

monochromatic

#513A5E #725284 #916EA5 #AE94BC #CABAD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#916EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#916EA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #916EA5

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##916EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##916EA5	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6579A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7CA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F7582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #916ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 110, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.091 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b298c0',
    500: '#916ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #916ea5;
$custom-light: #b298c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#916ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 145,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 23.404,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59337,
    "c": 0.0907,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#916EA5

secondary

#B4C3AC

accent

#C06888

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F7

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #916EA5

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

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