#8938B2#8938B2

#8938B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.191 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938B2
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 54.06, -50.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 73.75, 317.14°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.1275 -0.1416)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.191 312)
XYZ	xyz(19.7651, 11.3616, 43.2627)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938B2 #61B238

analogous

#4C38B2 #8938B2 #B2389E

triadic

#8938B2 #B28938 #38B289

tetradic

#8938B2 #B24C38 #61B238 #389EB2

square

#8938B2 #B24C38 #61B238 #389EB2

split-complementary

#8938B2 #9EB238 #38B24C

monochromatic

#411B55 #652983 #8938B2 #A65CCC #BF8ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8938B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8938B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938B2

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938B2	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B60AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.191 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75ca',
    500: '#8938b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938b2;
$custom-light: #af75ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.836,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50805,
    "c": 0.19053,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.11361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938B2

secondary

#98C581

accent

#DC4C7C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938B2

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

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