#8937B7#8937B7

#8937B7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.197 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937B7
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 183)
HSL	hsl(278, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 55.59, -52.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 76.69, 316.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% 0.1281 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.197 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2283, 11.4701, 45.9389)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937B7 #65B737

analogous

#4937B7 #8937B7 #B737A5

triadic

#8937B7 #B78937 #37B789

tetradic

#8937B7 #B74937 #65B737 #37A5B7

square

#8937B7 #B74937 #65B737 #37A5B7

split-complementary

#8937B7 #A5B737 #37B749

monochromatic

#431B59 #662988 #8937B7 #A65DCE #C08CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8937B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8937B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937B7

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937B7	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2360B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.197 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075cd',
    500: '#8937b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937b7;
$custom-light: #b075cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.438,
    "s": 53.782,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51039,
    "c": 0.19678,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937B7

secondary

#9BC783

accent

#DD4B7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937B7

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

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