#8966EDVivid Violet

#8966ED is a vivid violet in the Violet family. In practice it looks like a bold, saturated 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.

#8966ED
CSS Namemediumslateblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f5f4ff
100#eae7fd
200#d9d3ff
300#c1b4ff
400#a58cff
500#916bfb
600#7f59e4
700#6a46c5
800#5938a7
900#4b2f8f
950#2c1a58

Accessibility

Contrast on white
4.05:1
Contrast on black
5.19:1
  • 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 0.014 291.5); /* #f5f4ff */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.031 291.5); /* #eae7fd */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.061 291.5); /* #d9d3ff */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.105 291.5); /* #c1b4ff */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.164 291.5); /* #a58cff */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.205 291.5); /* #916bfb */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.2 291.5); /* #7f59e4 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.188 291.5); /* #6a46c5 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.168 291.5); /* #5938a7 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.151 291.5); /* #4b2f8f */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.106 291.5); /* #2c1a58 */
}

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