#9D8CCB#9D8CCB
#9D8CCB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.093 H 296.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D8CCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 140, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 38%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.7%, 31%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.86, 19.55, -30.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.86, 35.99, 302.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.88% 0.0411 -0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.88% 0.093 296.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0597, 30.2358, 60.5300) |
| Luminance | 0.3024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.72
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.81
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.43
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.38
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.57
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 9.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D8CCB #BACB8C
analogous
#8C9BCB #9D8CCB #BC8CCB
triadic
#9D8CCB #CB9D8C #8CCB9D
tetradic
#9D8CCB #CB8C9B #BACB8C #8CCBBC
square
#9D8CCB #CB8C9B #BACB8C #8CCBBC
split-complementary
#9D8CCB #CBBC8C #9BCB8C
monochromatic
#5B4598 #7962B8 #9D8CCB #C1B6DE #E5E0F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#9D8CCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#9D8CCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9D8CCB
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D8CCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D8CCB | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D96CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F95C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9496A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d8ccb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 140, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.093 296.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbaddb',
500: '#9d8ccb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d8ccb; $custom-light: #bbaddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d8ccb",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 140,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.19,
"s": 37.725,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67877,
"c": 0.09306,
"h": 296.2
},
"luminance": 0.30236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D8CCB
secondary
#DEE3CF
accent
#B1358F
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F6F4FB
border
#D0CED4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83