#8979EA — Violet

#8979EA is a violet in the Violet family. In practice it looks like a balanced medium violet, and it is also commonly known as Violet, Amethyst. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#8979EA color swatch, violet#8979EA
CSS Namemediumpurple (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f5f4fd
100#e8e8fb
200#d6d4fb
300#bcb7fc
400#9d92f6
500#8776ed
600#7664d6
700#6250b9
800#52429c
900#453786
950#281f52

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.51:1
Contrast on black
5.99:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.012 287.3); /* #f5f4fd */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.026 287.3); /* #e8e8fb */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.053 287.3); /* #d6d4fb */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.097 287.3); /* #bcb7fc */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.143 287.3); /* #9d92f6 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.172 287.3); /* #8776ed */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.169 287.3); /* #7664d6 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.159 287.3); /* #6250b9 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.141 287.3); /* #52429c */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.128 287.3); /* #453786 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.09 287.3); /* #281f52 */
}

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