#9C8FBD#9C8FBD
#9C8FBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.068 H 297.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C8FBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 143, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 24%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.99, 14.26, -22.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.99, 26.34, 302.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.78% 0.0316 -0.0606) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.78% 0.068 297.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7161, 30.3868, 52.2759) |
| Luminance | 0.3039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.53
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.55
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.23
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.98
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.71
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 10.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C8FBD #B0BD8F
analogous
#8F99BD #9C8FBD #B38FBD
triadic
#9C8FBD #BD9C8F #8FBD9C
tetradic
#9C8FBD #BD8F99 #B0BD8F #8FBDB3
square
#9C8FBD #BD8F99 #B0BD8F #8FBDB3
split-complementary
#9C8FBD #BDB38F #99BD8F
monochromatic
#5D4E84 #7A68A6 #9C8FBD #BEB6D4 #E0DCEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#9C8FBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#9C8FBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9C8FBD
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C8FBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C8FBD | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8596BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8795BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96969F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c8fbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 143, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.068 297.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9afd1',
500: '#9c8fbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c8fbd; $custom-light: #b9afd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c8fbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 143,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.957,
"s": 25.843,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67776,
"c": 0.06833,
"h": 297.5
},
"luminance": 0.30387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C8FBD
secondary
#D7DCCC
accent
#A44188
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F6F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#111014
muted
#807F82