#8937AE#8937AE

#8937AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.188 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937AE
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 53.65, -48.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 72.30, 317.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.129 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.188 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3214, 11.1073, 41.1623)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8937AE #5CAE37

analogous

#4E37AE #8937AE #AE3797

triadic

#8937AE #AE8937 #37AE89

tetradic

#8937AE #AE4E37 #5CAE37 #3797AE

square

#8937AE #AE4E37 #5CAE37 #3797AE

split-complementary

#8937AE #97AE37 #37AE4E

monochromatic

#401A51 #64287F #8937AE #A758CA #BF86D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8937AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8937AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937AE

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937AE	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F60AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.188 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74c7',
    500: '#8937ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937ae;
$custom-light: #af74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.345,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50419,
    "c": 0.18786,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937AE

secondary

#93C37E

accent

#DB4C79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937AE

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

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