#9C8DC4#9C8DC4
#9C8DC4 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.082 H 296.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C8DC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 141, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 32%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 28%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.4%, 28.1%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.74, 17.02, -26.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.74, 31.46, 302.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.68% 0.0366 -0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.68% 0.082 296.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1968, 30.1030, 56.2754) |
| Luminance | 0.3010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.24
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.83
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.40
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 8.78
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C8DC4 #B5C48D
analogous
#8D99C4 #9C8DC4 #B78DC4
triadic
#9C8DC4 #C49C8D #8DC49C
tetradic
#9C8DC4 #C48D99 #B5C48D #8DC4B7
square
#9C8DC4 #C48D99 #B5C48D #8DC4B7
split-complementary
#9C8DC4 #C4B78D #99C48D
monochromatic
#5C498D #7965AF #9C8DC4 #BFB5D9 #E2DEEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#9C8DC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#9C8DC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9C8DC4
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C8DC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C8DC4 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8195C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8395C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9496A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c8dc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 141, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.082 296.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baaed6',
500: '#9c8dc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c8dc4; $custom-light: #baaed6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c8dc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 141,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.364,
"s": 31.792,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67676,
"c": 0.0815,
"h": 296.7
},
"luminance": 0.30103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C8DC4
secondary
#DBDFCD
accent
#AB3B8C
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F6F4FA
border
#D0CED3
text
#111014
muted
#807F83