#8938BB#8938BB

#8938BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.200 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938BB
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 56.03, -54.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 78.15, 315.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.1266 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.2 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6986, 11.7350, 48.1788)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938BB #6ABB38

analogous

#4738BB #8938BB #BB38AB

triadic

#8938BB #BB8938 #38BB89

tetradic

#8938BB #BB4738 #6ABB38 #38ABBB

square

#8938BB #BB4738 #6ABB38 #38ABBB

split-complementary

#8938BB #ABBB38 #38BB47

monochromatic

#441C5D #662A8C #8938BB #A561D0 #C090DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8938BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8938BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938BB

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938BB	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.200 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d0',
    500: '#8938bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938bb;
$custom-light: #b075d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.099,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51434,
    "c": 0.19952,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938BB

secondary

#A0C886

accent

#DD4B83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938BB

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

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