#9B87BF#9B87BF

#9B87BF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.084 H 300.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B87BF
RGB	rgb(155, 135, 191)
HSL	hsl(261, 30%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(261, 29%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.94, 18.99, -26.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.94, 32.54, 305.70°)
OKLab	oklab(66.2% 0.0428 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(66.2% 0.084 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(31.5835, 28.0580, 53.0319)
Luminance	0.2806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B87BF #ABBF87

analogous

#878FBF #9B87BF #B787BF

triadic

#9B87BF #BF9B87 #87BF9B

tetradic

#9B87BF #BF878F #ABBF87 #87BFB7

square

#9B87BF #BF878F #ABBF87 #87BFB7

split-complementary

#9B87BF #BFB787 #8FBF87

monochromatic

#5D4785 #7A5FAA #9B87BF #BCAFD4 #DED7EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#9B87BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.61

#9B87BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9B87BF

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B87BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9B87BF	1.00	3.18	6.61	6.61
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B90C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E90BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#958F9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b87bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 135, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.084 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9aad2',
    500: '#9b87bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b87bf;
$custom-light: #b9aad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b87bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.429,
    "s": 30.435,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66204,
    "c": 0.08436,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B87BF

secondary

#D4DBC7

accent

#A93C82

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111014

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B87BF

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