#9D87BF#9D87BF
#9D87BF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.085 H 302.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D87BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 135, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 30%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 29%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.12, 19.62, -26.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.12, 32.68, 306.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.39% 0.0452 -0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.39% 0.085 302.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9706, 28.2576, 53.0501) |
| Luminance | 0.2826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.83
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.89
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.93
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.15
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 8.31
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D87BF #A9BF87
analogous
#878DBF #9D87BF #B987BF
triadic
#9D87BF #BF9D87 #87BF9D
tetradic
#9D87BF #BF878D #A9BF87 #87BFB9
square
#9D87BF #BF878D #A9BF87 #87BFB9
split-complementary
#9D87BF #BFB987 #8DBF87
monochromatic
#5F4785 #7C5FAA #9D87BF #BEAFD4 #DED7EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#9D87BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.65
#9D87BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9D87BF
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D87BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D87BF | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.65 | 6.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B90C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F91BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#978F9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d87bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 135, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.085 302.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baaad2',
500: '#9d87bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d87bf; $custom-light: #baaad2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d87bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 135,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.571,
"s": 30.435,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66385,
"c": 0.08484,
"h": 302.2
},
"luminance": 0.28258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D87BF
secondary
#D3DBC7
accent
#A93C7E
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F6F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#121014
muted
#817F82