#9C8EBA#9C8EBA
#9C8EBA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.066 H 299.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C8EBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 142, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 24%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 24%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 14.15, -21.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 25.34, 303.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.46% 0.0321 -0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.46% 0.066 299.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2444, 29.9590, 50.5288) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.92
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.06
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.47
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.95
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.09
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 9.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C8EBA #ACBA8E
analogous
#8E96BA #9C8EBA #B28EBA
triadic
#9C8EBA #BA9C8E #8EBA9C
tetradic
#9C8EBA #BA8E96 #ACBA8E #8EBAB2
square
#9C8EBA #BA8E96 #ACBA8E #8EBAB2
split-complementary
#9C8EBA #BAB28E #96BA8E
monochromatic
#5E4E80 #7B68A3 #9C8EBA #BDB4D1 #DFDAE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#9C8EBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#9C8EBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C8EBA
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C8EBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C8EBA | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8595BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8794B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97949D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c8eba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 142, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.066 299.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9afce',
500: '#9c8eba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c8eba; $custom-light: #b9afce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c8eba",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 142,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.091,
"s": 24.176,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67455,
"c": 0.06579,
"h": 299.2
},
"luminance": 0.29959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C8EBA
secondary
#D5DACA
accent
#A34384
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F6F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#111013
muted
#807F82