#8936CB#8936CB

#8936CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.218 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8936CB
RGB	rgb(137, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 60.46, -62.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 86.91, 314.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.126 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.218 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4128, 12.2686, 57.6757)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8936CB #78CB36

analogous

#3F36CB #8936CB #CB36C2

triadic

#8936CB #CB8936 #36CB89

tetradic

#8936CB #CB3F36 #78CB36 #36C2CB

square

#8936CB #CB3F36 #78CB36 #36C2CB

split-complementary

#8936CB #C2CB36 #36CB3F

monochromatic

#481C6B #68289C #8936CB #A667D8 #C297E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8936CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8936CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8936CB

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8936CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8936CB	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8936cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.218 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175dc',
    500: '#8936cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8936cb;
$custom-light: #b175dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8936cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.423,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52398,
    "c": 0.21777,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8936CB

secondary

#ABD08D

accent

#E2468B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8936CB

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

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