#8938B1#8938B1

#8938B1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.190 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938B1
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 177)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 68.4%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 53.84, -49.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 73.26, 317.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.74% 0.1276 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(50.74% 0.19 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6651, 11.3216, 42.7358)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938B1 #60B138

analogous

#4C38B1 #8938B1 #B1389C

triadic

#8938B1 #B18938 #38B189

tetradic

#8938B1 #B14C38 #60B138 #389CB1

square

#8938B1 #B14C38 #60B138 #389CB1

split-complementary

#8938B1 #9CB138 #38B14C

monochromatic

#411B54 #652983 #8938B1 #A65BCB #BF8ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8938B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8938B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938B1

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938B1	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C60AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.190 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75c9',
    500: '#8938b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938b1;
$custom-light: #af75c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.165,
    "s": 51.931,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50737,
    "c": 0.18954,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938B1

secondary

#97C481

accent

#DB4C7C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938B1

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

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