#8937CB#8937CB

#8937CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.217 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937CB
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 60.04, -62.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 86.45, 313.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.5% 0.1251 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(52.5% 0.217 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4598, 12.3627, 57.6913)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937CB #79CB37

analogous

#3F37CB #8937CB #CB37C3

triadic

#8937CB #CB8937 #37CB89

tetradic

#8937CB #CB3F37 #79CB37 #37C3CB

square

#8937CB #CB3F37 #79CB37 #37C3CB

split-complementary

#8937CB #C3CB37 #37CB3F

monochromatic

#481C6C #69299C #8937CB #A668D8 #C298E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8937CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8937CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937CB

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937CB	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.217 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175dc',
    500: '#8937cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8937cb;
$custom-light: #b175dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.243,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52502,
    "c": 0.21666,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937CB

secondary

#ABD08E

accent

#E2468B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937CB

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

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