#9E8AEF#9E8AEF
#9E8AEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.146 H 291.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E8AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 138, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.9%, 42.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.08, 29.96, -48.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.08, 56.86, 301.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% 0.0527 -0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.146 291.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7649, 31.6772, 85.7165) |
| Luminance | 0.3168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.54
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.43
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.60
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.87
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.34
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E8AEF #DBEF8A
analogous
#8AA9EF #9E8AEF #D18AEF
triadic
#9E8AEF #EF9E8A #8AEF9E
tetradic
#9E8AEF #EF8AA9 #DBEF8A #8AEFD1
square
#9E8AEF #EF8AA9 #DBEF8A #8AEFD1
split-complementary
#9E8AEF #EFD18A #A9EF8A
monochromatic
#451FE0 #7154E8 #9E8AEF #CBC0F6 #E9E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#9E8AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.34
#9E8AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9E8AEF
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E8AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E8AEF | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A9AF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B97ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A9DB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e8aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 138, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.146 291.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdacf5',
500: '#9e8aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e8aef; $custom-light: #bdacf5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e8aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 138,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.881,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69358,
"c": 0.14569,
"h": 291.2
},
"luminance": 0.31678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E8AEF
secondary
#EEF3D8
accent
#D80DB0
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F7F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121017
muted
#817F85