#916EB8#916EB8

#916EB8 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.115 H 305.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#916EB8
RGB	rgb(145, 110, 184)
HSL	hsl(268, 34%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(268, 40%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 40.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.54, 28.72, -33.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.54, 44.50, 310.20°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% 0.066 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.115 305)
XYZ	xyz(25.9029, 20.6324, 47.9559)
Luminance	0.2063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#916EB8 #95B86E

analogous

#6E70B8 #916EB8 #B66EB8

triadic

#916EB8 #B8916E #6EB891

tetradic

#916EB8 #B86E70 #95B86E #6EB8B6

square

#916EB8 #B86E70 #95B86E #6EB8B6

split-complementary

#916EB8 #B8B66E #70B86E

monochromatic

#543873 #724D9C #916EB8 #B097CC #CFC0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#916EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#916EB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #916EB8

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##916EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##916EB8	1.00	4.10	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7CBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B7A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #916eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 110, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.115 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b298cd',
    500: '#916eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #916eb8;
$custom-light: #b298cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#916eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 145,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.378,
    "s": 34.259,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60243,
    "c": 0.11523,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.20632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#916EB8

secondary

#C2D0B2

accent

#CA5D97

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #916EB8

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

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