#8938BC#8938BC

#8938BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.201 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938BC
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 56.25, -54.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 78.64, 315.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.1264 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.201 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8060, 11.7779, 48.7445)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938BC #6BBC38

analogous

#4738BC #8938BC #BC38AD

triadic

#8938BC #BC8938 #38BC89

tetradic

#8938BC #BC4738 #6BBC38 #38ADBC

square

#8938BC #BC4738 #6BBC38 #38ADBC

split-complementary

#8938BC #ADBC38 #38BC47

monochromatic

#441C5E #672A8D #8938BC #A561D0 #C090DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8938BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8938BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938BC

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938BC	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B61B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.201 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d1',
    500: '#8938bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938bc;
$custom-light: #b075d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.818,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51505,
    "c": 0.20053,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938BC

secondary

#A0C987

accent

#DD4A83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938BC

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

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