#8937C2#8937C2

#8937C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.208 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937C2
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.13, 58.01, -58.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.13, 82.06, 314.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1266 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.208 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4183, 11.9461, 52.2060)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937C2 #70C237

analogous

#4437C2 #8937C2 #C237B6

triadic

#8937C2 #C28937 #37C289

tetradic

#8937C2 #C24437 #70C237 #37B6C2

square

#8937C2 #C24437 #70C237 #37B6C2

split-complementary

#8937C2 #B6C237 #37C244

monochromatic

#461C63 #672992 #8937C2 #A563D3 #C193E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8937C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8937C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937C2

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937C2	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0662BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.208 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d5',
    500: '#8937c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937c2;
$custom-light: #b075d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.396,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5183,
    "c": 0.20771,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937C2

secondary

#A4CB89

accent

#DF4986

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937C2

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

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