#8936BF#8936BF

#8936BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.206 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8936BF
RGB	rgb(137, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 57.77, -56.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 81.07, 315.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% 0.128 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.206 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0377, 11.7186, 50.4338)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8936BF #6CBF36

analogous

#4436BF #8936BF #BF36B0

triadic

#8936BF #BF8936 #36BF89

tetradic

#8936BF #BF4436 #6CBF36 #36B0BF

square

#8936BF #BF4436 #6CBF36 #36B0BF

split-complementary

#8936BF #B0BF36 #36BF44

monochromatic

#451B60 #67298F #8936BF #A560D2 #C090E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8936BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8936BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8936BF

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8936BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8936BF	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F61BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8936bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.206 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074d3',
    500: '#8936bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8936bf;
$custom-light: #b074d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8936bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.35,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51504,
    "c": 0.20591,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8936BF

secondary

#A1CA87

accent

#DF4984

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8936BF

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

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