#8937C3#8937C3

#8937C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.209 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937C3
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 195)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.20, 58.24, -58.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.20, 82.55, 314.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1264 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.209 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5310, 11.9911, 52.7994)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937C3 #71C337

analogous

#4337C3 #8937C3 #C337B7

triadic

#8937C3 #C38937 #37C389

tetradic

#8937C3 #C34337 #71C337 #37B7C3

square

#8937C3 #C34337 #71C337 #37B7C3

split-complementary

#8937C3 #B7C337 #37C343

monochromatic

#461C64 #672A93 #8937C3 #A564D3 #C194E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8937C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8937C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937C3

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937C3	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0162C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.209 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d6',
    500: '#8937c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937c3;
$custom-light: #b075d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.143,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51904,
    "c": 0.2087,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937C3

secondary

#A5CC8A

accent

#DF4987

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937C3

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

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