#8937B2#8937B2

#8937B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.192 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937B2
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 178)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 69.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, 54.50, -50.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 74.25, 317.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.1286 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.192 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7171, 11.2656, 43.2467)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937B2 #60B237

analogous

#4B37B2 #8937B2 #B2379D

triadic

#8937B2 #B28937 #37B289

tetradic

#8937B2 #B24B37 #60B237 #379DB2

square

#8937B2 #B24B37 #60B237 #379DB2

split-complementary

#8937B2 #9DB237 #37B24B

monochromatic

#411A54 #652983 #8937B2 #A65ACC #BF89DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#8937B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8937B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937B2

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937B2	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A60AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.192 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74ca',
    500: '#8937b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937b2;
$custom-light: #af74ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 52.79,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50692,
    "c": 0.19182,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937B2

secondary

#97C580

accent

#DC4C7C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937B2

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

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