#9E89CD#9E89CD
#9E89CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.101 H 297.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E89CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 137, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 40%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.9%, 33.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.28, 22.05, -32.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.28, 39.05, 304.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.48% 0.0471 -0.0892) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.48% 0.101 297.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0632, 29.5680, 61.6584) |
| Luminance | 0.2957 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.56
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.58
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.28
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 7.21
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 8.47
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E89CD #B8CD89
analogous
#8996CD #9E89CD #C089CD
triadic
#9E89CD #CD9E89 #89CD9E
tetradic
#9E89CD #CD8996 #B8CD89 #89CDC0
square
#9E89CD #CD8996 #B8CD89 #89CDC0
split-complementary
#9E89CD #CDC089 #96CD89
monochromatic
#5D419A #7B5EBB #9E89CD #C1B4DF #E5DFF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#9E89CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.91
#9E89CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E89CD
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E89CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E89CD | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.91 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7994D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C93CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9594A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e89cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 137, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.101 297.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcabdc',
500: '#9e89cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e89cd; $custom-light: #bcabdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e89cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 137,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.529,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67483,
"c": 0.10088,
"h": 297.8
},
"luminance": 0.29568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E89CD
secondary
#DDE4CE
accent
#B4328C
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F6F4FB
border
#D0CED4
text
#121015
muted
#817F83