#9488BB#9488BB
#9488BB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.076 H 295.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9488BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(148, 136, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 27%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 27%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.9%, 27.3%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.43, 15.26, -25.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.43, 29.29, 301.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.61% 0.0321 -0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.61% 0.076 295) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9845, 27.4918, 50.7308) |
| Luminance | 0.2749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.14
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.20
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.11
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.11
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 9.37
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9488BB #AFBB88
analogous
#8895BB #9488BB #AD88BB
triadic
#9488BB #BB9488 #88BB94
tetradic
#9488BB #BB8895 #AFBB88 #88BBAD
square
#9488BB #BB8895 #AFBB88 #88BBAD
split-complementary
#9488BB #BBAD88 #95BB88
monochromatic
#564980 #7161A5 #9488BB #B7AFD1 #DAD6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#9488BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#9488BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9488BB
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9488BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9488BB | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C90BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8EBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C909A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9488bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 136, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.076 295.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4aacf',
500: '#9488bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9488bb; $custom-light: #b4aacf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9488bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 148,
"g": 136,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.118,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65609,
"c": 0.07589,
"h": 295
},
"luminance": 0.27492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9488BB
secondary
#D4D8C6
accent
#A6408E
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F6F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#111014
muted
#807F82