#8937BC#8937BC

#8937BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.202 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937BC
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 56.68, -55.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 79.13, 315.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.1275 -0.1564)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.202 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7580, 11.6820, 48.7285)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937BC #6ABC37

analogous

#4637BC #8937BC #BC37AD

triadic

#8937BC #BC8937 #37BC89

tetradic

#8937BC #BC4637 #6ABC37 #37ADBC

square

#8937BC #BC4637 #6ABC37 #37ADBC

split-complementary

#8937BC #ADBC37 #37BC46

monochromatic

#441B5D #66298D #8937BC #A560D0 #C08FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8937BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8937BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937BC

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937BC	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A61B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.202 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d1',
    500: '#8937bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937bc;
$custom-light: #b075d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.992,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51395,
    "c": 0.20174,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937BC

secondary

#A0C986

accent

#DE4A83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937BC

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

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