#8938AE#8938AE

#8938AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.187 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938AE
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(281, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 53.20, -48.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 71.80, 317.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.1279 -0.1358)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.187 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3694, 11.2033, 41.1783)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8938AE #5DAE38

analogous

#4E38AE #8938AE #AE3898

triadic

#8938AE #AE8938 #38AE89

tetradic

#8938AE #AE4E38 #5DAE38 #3898AE

square

#8938AE #AE4E38 #5DAE38 #3898AE

split-complementary

#8938AE #98AE38 #38AE4E

monochromatic

#401A51 #652980 #8938AE #A759CA #BF88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8938AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8938AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938AE

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938AE	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3060AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.187 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75c7',
    500: '#8938ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938ae;
$custom-light: #af75c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.186,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50534,
    "c": 0.18655,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938AE

secondary

#94C37F

accent

#DB4D79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938AE

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

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