#937DAD#937DAD

#937DAD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.075 H 305.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#937DAD
RGB	rgb(147, 125, 173)
HSL	hsl(268, 23%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(268, 28%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 27.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.98, 18.07, -22.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.98, 28.72, 308.99°)
OKLab	oklab(62.75% 0.0432 -0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(62.75% 0.075 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.9076, 23.8875, 42.7203)
Luminance	0.2389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#937DAD #97AD7D

analogous

#7D7FAD #937DAD #AB7DAD

triadic

#937DAD #AD937D #7DAD93

tetradic

#937DAD #AD7D7F #97AD7D #7DADAB

square

#937DAD #AD7D7F #97AD7D #7DADAB

split-complementary

#937DAD #ADAB7D #7FAD7D

monochromatic

#56446C #745C91 #937DAD #B2A3C5 #D1C8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#937DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#937DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #937DAD

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##937DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##937DAD	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7485AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7886AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F848E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #937dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(147, 125, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.075 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3a2c5',
    500: '#937dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #937dad;
$custom-light: #b3a2c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#937dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 147,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.5,
    "s": 22.642,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6275,
    "c": 0.07486,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#937DAD

secondary

#C4CCB9

accent

#BF6998

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F3F8

border

#D0CDD1

text

#110F13

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #937DAD

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

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