#8937B3#8937B3

#8937B3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.193 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937B3
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 179)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 69.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.09, 54.72, -50.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.09, 74.74, 317.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.1285 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.193 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8179, 11.3059, 43.7774)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937B3 #61B337

analogous

#4B37B3 #8937B3 #B3379F

triadic

#8937B3 #B38937 #37B389

tetradic

#8937B3 #B34B37 #61B337 #379FB3

square

#8937B3 #B34B37 #61B337 #379FB3

split-complementary

#8937B3 #9FB337 #37B34B

monochromatic

#411A55 #652984 #8937B3 #A65BCD #BF8ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8937B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8937B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937B3

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937B3	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2960B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.193 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74ca',
    500: '#8937b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937b3;
$custom-light: #af74ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.677,
    "s": 52.991,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50761,
    "c": 0.19281,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937B3

secondary

#98C581

accent

#DC4B7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937B3

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

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