#8937BB#8937BB

#8937BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.201 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937BB
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 70.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.64, 56.46, -54.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.64, 78.64, 315.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.1276 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.201 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6506, 11.6390, 48.1628)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937BB #69BB37

analogous

#4737BB #8937BB #BB37AB

triadic

#8937BB #BB8937 #37BB89

tetradic

#8937BB #BB4737 #69BB37 #37ABBB

square

#8937BB #BB4737 #69BB37 #37ABBB

split-complementary

#8937BB #ABBB37 #37BB47

monochromatic

#441B5C #66298C #8937BB #A55FD0 #C08EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8937BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8937BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937BB

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937BB	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.201 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d0',
    500: '#8937bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937bb;
$custom-light: #b075d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.273,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51323,
    "c": 0.20075,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937BB

secondary

#9FC985

accent

#DE4A82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937BB

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

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