#8937BF#8937BF

#8937BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.205 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937BF
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 191)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 71.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.92, 57.35, -56.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.92, 80.59, 315.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.127 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.205 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0847, 11.8127, 50.4494)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937BF #6DBF37

analogous

#4537BF #8937BF #BF37B1

triadic

#8937BF #BF8937 #37BF89

tetradic

#8937BF #BF4537 #6DBF37 #37B1BF

square

#8937BF #BF4537 #6DBF37 #37B1BF

split-complementary

#8937BF #B1BF37 #37BF45

monochromatic

#451C60 #67298F #8937BF #A562D2 #C091DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8937BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8937BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937BF

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937BF	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1261BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.205 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d3',
    500: '#8937bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937bf;
$custom-light: #b075d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.176,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51611,
    "c": 0.20472,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937BF

secondary

#A2CA88

accent

#DF4985

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937BF

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

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