#9D8AEE#9D8AEE
#9D8AEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.144 H 290.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D8AEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 138, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.94, 29.43, -48.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.94, 56.30, 301.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.22% 0.0514 -0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.22% 0.144 290.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4217, 31.5172, 84.9315) |
| Luminance | 0.3152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.33
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.32
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.57
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.77
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.55
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D8AEE #DBEE8A
analogous
#8AA9EE #9D8AEE #CF8AEE
triadic
#9D8AEE #EE9D8A #8AEE9D
tetradic
#9D8AEE #EE8AA9 #DBEE8A #8AEECF
square
#9D8AEE #EE8AA9 #DBEE8A #8AEECF
split-complementary
#9D8AEE #EECF8A #A9EE8A
monochromatic
#4420DD #7055E6 #9D8AEE #CABFF6 #E9E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#9D8AEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#9D8AEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9D8AEE
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D8AEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D8AEE | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A9AF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B96EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#899DB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d8aee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 138, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.144 290.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdacf4',
500: '#9d8aee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d8aee; $custom-light: #bdacf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d8aee",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 138,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.4,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69221,
"c": 0.14433,
"h": 290.9
},
"luminance": 0.31518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D8AEE
secondary
#EEF3D8
accent
#D70FB1
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F7F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85