#916FA5#916FA5

#916FA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.089 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#916FA5
RGB	rgb(145, 111, 165)
HSL	hsl(278, 23%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 33%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 32.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.96, 23.78, -23.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.96, 33.71, 314.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.52% 0.06 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(59.52% 0.089 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1519, 20.1056, 38.1985)
Luminance	0.2011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#916FA5 #83A56F

analogous

#766FA5 #916FA5 #A56F9E

triadic

#916FA5 #A5916F #6FA591

tetradic

#916FA5 #A5766F #83A56F #6F9EA5

square

#916FA5 #A5766F #83A56F #6F9EA5

split-complementary

#916FA5 #9EA56F #6FA576

monochromatic

#513B5F #725384 #916FA5 #AE95BD #CBBAD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#916FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#916FA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #916FA5

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##916FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##916FA5	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F7683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #916fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 111, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.089 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b298c0',
    500: '#916fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #916fa5;
$custom-light: #b298c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#916fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 145,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.778,
    "s": 23.077,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59524,
    "c": 0.08886,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#916FA5

secondary

#B5C3AC

accent

#C06889

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F7

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110E12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #916FA5

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

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