#8936BB#8936BB

#8936BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.202 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8936BB
RGB	rgb(137, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 56.89, -54.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 79.12, 315.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% 0.1286 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.202 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6036, 11.5450, 48.1471)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8936BB #68BB36

analogous

#4736BB #8936BB #BB36AA

triadic

#8936BB #BB8936 #36BB89

tetradic

#8936BB #BB4736 #68BB36 #36AABB

square

#8936BB #BB4736 #68BB36 #36AABB

split-complementary

#8936BB #AABB36 #36BB47

monochromatic

#431B5C #66288C #8936BB #A55ED0 #C08DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8936BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8936BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8936BB

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8936BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8936BB	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8936bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.202 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074d0',
    500: '#8936bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8936bb;
$custom-light: #b074d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8936bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.444,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51214,
    "c": 0.20196,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8936BB

secondary

#9EC984

accent

#DF4981

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8936BB

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

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