#8937CC#8937CC

#8937CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.218 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8937CC
RGB	rgb(137, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 60.26, -62.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 86.94, 313.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.58% 0.1249 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.58% 0.218 305)
XYZ	xyz(22.5793, 12.4105, 58.3210)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8937CC #7ACC37

analogous

#3E37CC #8937CC #CC37C5

triadic

#8937CC #CC8937 #37CC89

tetradic

#8937CC #CC3E37 #7ACC37 #37C5CC

square

#8937CC #CC3E37 #7ACC37 #37C5CC

split-complementary

#8937CC #C5CC37 #37CC3E

monochromatic

#481C6D #69289E #8937CC #A668D8 #C399E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8937CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8937CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8937CC

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8937CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8937CC	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8937cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.218 305.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8937cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.02,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52578,
    "c": 0.21766,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.1241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8937CC

secondary

#ACD08E

accent

#E3458C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8937CC

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

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