#9E8ADE#9E8ADE
#9E8ADE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.123 H 293.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E8ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 138, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 56%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 38%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.8%, 37.8%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.27, 25.63, -40.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.27, 47.66, 302.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.48% 0.0496 -0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.48% 0.123 293.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3706, 30.7194, 73.1063) |
| Luminance | 0.3072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 4.48
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.66
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.16
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.26
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E8ADE #CADE8A
analogous
#8AA0DE #9E8ADE #C88ADE
triadic
#9E8ADE #DE9E8A #8ADE9E
tetradic
#9E8ADE #DE8AA0 #CADE8A #8ADEC8
square
#9E8ADE #DE8AA0 #CADE8A #8ADEC8
split-complementary
#9E8ADE #DEC88A #A0DE8A
monochromatic
#5434B9 #765AD1 #9E8ADE #C6BAEB #EBE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#9E8ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#9E8ADE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9E8ADE
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E8ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E8ADE | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7397E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7595DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9099A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e8ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 138, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.123 293.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcace8',
500: '#9e8ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e8ade; $custom-light: #bcace8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e8ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 138,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.286,
"s": 56,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68483,
"c": 0.12262,
"h": 293.9
},
"luminance": 0.3072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E8ADE
secondary
#E8EDD6
accent
#C4229D
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F7F4FC
border
#D0CED5
text
#121016
muted
#817F84