#8936BE#8936BE

#8936BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.205 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8936BE
RGB	rgb(137, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 57.55, -56.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 80.58, 315.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.1282 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.205 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9281, 11.6748, 49.8562)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8936BE #6BBE36

analogous

#4536BE #8936BE #BE36AF

triadic

#8936BE #BE8936 #36BE89

tetradic

#8936BE #BE4536 #6BBE36 #36AFBE

square

#8936BE #BE4536 #6BBE36 #36AFBE

split-complementary

#8936BE #AFBE36 #36BE45

monochromatic

#441B5F #67288E #8936BE #A560D2 #C08FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8936BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8936BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8936BE

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8936BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8936BE	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1261BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8936be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.205 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074d2',
    500: '#8936be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8936be;
$custom-light: #b074d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8936be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.618,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51431,
    "c": 0.20492,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8936BE

secondary

#A0CA86

accent

#DF4983

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8936BE

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

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