#9C8AE3#9C8AE3
#9C8AE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.129 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C8AE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 138, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 61%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.3%, 39.2%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.33, 26.33, -42.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.33, 50.32, 301.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.56% 0.0483 -0.12) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.56% 0.129 291.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6604, 30.7902, 76.6698) |
| Luminance | 0.3079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.51
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.51
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.99
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.55
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.69
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C8AE3 #D1E38A
analogous
#8AA5E3 #9C8AE3 #C98AE3
triadic
#9C8AE3 #E39C8A #8AE39C
tetradic
#9C8AE3 #E38AA5 #D1E38A #8AE3C9
square
#9C8AE3 #E38AA5 #D1E38A #8AE3C9
split-complementary
#9C8AE3 #E3C98A #A5E38A
monochromatic
#4D2FC4 #7259D7 #9C8AE3 #C6BBEF #EAE6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#9C8AE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.16
#9C8AE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9C8AE3
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C8AE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C8AE3 | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.16 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7098E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7195E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C9AAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c8ae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 138, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.129 291.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbacec',
500: '#9c8ae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c8ae3; $custom-light: #bbacec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c8ae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 138,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.135,
"s": 61.379,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68563,
"c": 0.12934,
"h": 291.9
},
"luminance": 0.30791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C8AE3
secondary
#EBF0D9
accent
#C91CA6
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F6F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121016
muted
#817F84