#8938B8#8938B8

#8938B8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.197 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938B8
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(278, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 55.37, -53.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 76.68, 316.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1269 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.197 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3808, 11.6078, 46.5050)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938B8 #67B838

analogous

#4938B8 #8938B8 #B838A7

triadic

#8938B8 #B88938 #38B889

tetradic

#8938B8 #B84938 #67B838 #38A7B8

square

#8938B8 #B84938 #67B838 #38A7B8

split-complementary

#8938B8 #A7B838 #38B849

monochromatic

#431B5A #662A89 #8938B8 #A55FCE #C08EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8938B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8938B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938B8

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938B8	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2361B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.197 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075ce',
    500: '#8938b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938b8;
$custom-light: #b075ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.969,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51222,
    "c": 0.19652,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938B8

secondary

#9DC785

accent

#DD4B81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938B8

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

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