#916FAE#916FAE

#916FAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.100 H 308.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#916FAE
RGB	rgb(145, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(272, 28%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(272, 36%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.34, 25.81, -28.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.34, 38.47, 312.13°)
OKLab	oklab(59.94% 0.0623 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(59.94% 0.1 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0000, 20.4449, 42.6654)
Luminance	0.2044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#916FAE #8CAE6F

analogous

#716FAE #916FAE #AE6FAB

triadic

#916FAE #AE916F #6FAE91

tetradic

#916FAE #AE716F #8CAE6F #6FABAE

square

#916FAE #AE716F #8CAE6F #6FABAE

split-complementary

#916FAE #ABAE6F #6FAE71

monochromatic

#533B68 #72518F #916FAE #AF96C4 #CDBDDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#916FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#916FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #916FAE

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##916FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##916FAE	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D7886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #916fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.100 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b298c6',
    500: '#916fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #916fae;
$custom-light: #b298c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#916fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 145,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.381,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59938,
    "c": 0.10044,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#916FAE

secondary

#BBC9AF

accent

#C46390

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110E13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #916FAE

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

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