#9C8DBA#9C8DBA

#9C8DBA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.067 H 299.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C8DBA
RGB	rgb(156, 141, 186)
HSL	hsl(260, 25%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(260, 24%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.36, 14.73, -21.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.36, 25.98, 304.52°)
OKLab	oklab(67.26% 0.0336 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(67.26% 0.067 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.0963, 29.6628, 50.4794)
Luminance	0.2966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C8DBA #ABBA8D

analogous

#8D95BA #9C8DBA #B38DBA

triadic

#9C8DBA #BA9C8D #8DBA9C

tetradic

#9C8DBA #BA8D95 #ABBA8D #8DBAB3

square

#9C8DBA #BA8D95 #ABBA8D #8DBAB3

split-complementary

#9C8DBA #BAB38D #95BA8D

monochromatic

#5E4D7F #7B67A3 #9C8DBA #BDB3D1 #DED9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#9C8DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.93

#9C8DBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C8DBA

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C8DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C8DBA	1.00	3.03	6.93	6.93
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8494BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8694B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97949D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c8dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 141, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.067 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9aece',
    500: '#9c8dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c8dba;
$custom-light: #b9aece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c8dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 24.59,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67257,
    "c": 0.06748,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C8DBA

secondary

#D4D9CA

accent

#A34283

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111013

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C8DBA

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

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