#8937BE#8937BE

#8937BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.204 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937BE
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 57.12, -56.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 80.11, 315.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1272 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.204 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9751, 11.7688, 49.8719)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937BE #6CBE37

analogous

#4537BE #8937BE #BE37B0

triadic

#8937BE #BE8937 #37BE89

tetradic

#8937BE #BE4537 #6CBE37 #37B0BE

square

#8937BE #BE4537 #6CBE37 #37B0BE

split-complementary

#8937BE #B0BE37 #37BE45

monochromatic

#451C5F #67298F #8937BE #A561D1 #C090DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8937BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8937BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937BE

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937BE	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1561BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.204 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d2',
    500: '#8937be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937be;
$custom-light: #b075d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.444,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51539,
    "c": 0.20373,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937BE

secondary

#A1CA87

accent

#DE4984

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937BE

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

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