#9C8EBD#9C8EBD

#9C8EBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.070 H 298.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C8EBD
RGB	rgb(156, 142, 189)
HSL	hsl(258, 26%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(258, 25%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.73, 14.83, -22.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.73, 26.98, 303.35°)
OKLab	oklab(67.58% 0.033 -0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(67.58% 0.07 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.5667, 30.0879, 52.2261)
Luminance	0.3009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C8EBD #AFBD8E

analogous

#8E98BD #9C8EBD #B38EBD

triadic

#9C8EBD #BD9C8E #8EBD9C

tetradic

#9C8EBD #BD8E98 #AFBD8E #8EBDB3

square

#9C8EBD #BD8E98 #AFBD8E #8EBDB3

split-complementary

#9C8EBD #BDB38E #98BD8E

monochromatic

#5D4D84 #7A67A6 #9C8EBD #BEB5D4 #E0DBEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.99

#9C8EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.02

#9C8EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9C8EBD

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C8EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C8EBD	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)

#8495BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8695BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96959E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c8ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 142, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.070 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9afd1',
    500: '#9c8ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c8ebd;
$custom-light: #b9afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c8ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.872,
    "s": 26.257,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67577,
    "c": 0.07,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.30088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C8EBD

secondary

#D7DBCB

accent

#A54187

background

#FBFAFC

surface

#F6F4F9

border

#D0CED2

text

#111014

muted

#807F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C8EBD

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

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