#8936B2#8936B2

#8936B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.193 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8936B2
RGB	rgb(137, 54, 178)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 54.94, -50.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 74.74, 317.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.1297 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.193 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6701, 11.1716, 43.2310)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8936B2 #5FB236

analogous

#4B36B2 #8936B2 #B2369D

triadic

#8936B2 #B28936 #36B289

tetradic

#8936B2 #B24B36 #5FB236 #369DB2

square

#8936B2 #B24B36 #5FB236 #369DB2

split-complementary

#8936B2 #9DB236 #36B24B

monochromatic

#411A54 #652883 #8936B2 #A659CD #BF88DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#8936B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8936B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8936B2

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8936B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8936B2	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2960AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8936b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 54, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.193 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74ca',
    500: '#8936b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8936b2;
$custom-light: #af74ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8936b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.161,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5058,
    "c": 0.19309,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8936B2

secondary

#96C57F

accent

#DD4B7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8936B2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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