#9E93BC#9E93BC
#9E93BC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.061 H 297.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E93BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 147, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 23%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 22%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 21.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.15, 12.41, -19.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.15, 23.36, 302.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.71% 0.0276 -0.054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.71% 0.061 297.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6095, 31.7672, 51.9282) |
| Luminance | 0.3177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.73
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.07
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.01
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.83
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 9.38
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E93BC #B1BC93
analogous
#939CBC #9E93BC #B293BC
triadic
#9E93BC #BC9E93 #93BC9E
tetradic
#9E93BC #BC939C #B1BC93 #93BCB2
square
#9E93BC #BC939C #B1BC93 #93BCB2
split-complementary
#9E93BC #BCB293 #9CBC93
monochromatic
#5F5183 #7C6DA5 #9E93BC #C0B9D3 #E2DFEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#9E93BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#9E93BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9E93BC
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E93BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E93BC | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A99BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C98BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9999A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e93bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 147, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.061 297.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbb2d0',
500: '#9e93bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e93bc; $custom-light: #bbb2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e93bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 147,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.098,
"s": 23.429,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68705,
"c": 0.06064,
"h": 297.1
},
"luminance": 0.31767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E93BC
secondary
#D9DCCF
accent
#A24489
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F6F5F9
border
#D0CFD2
text
#121114
muted
#818082