#8938BD#8938BD

#8938BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.202 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938BD
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 56.47, -55.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 79.13, 315.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.1263 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.202 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9141, 11.8212, 49.3142)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938BD #6CBD38

analogous

#4638BD #8938BD #BD38AF

triadic

#8938BD #BD8938 #38BD89

tetradic

#8938BD #BD4638 #6CBD38 #38AFBD

square

#8938BD #BD4638 #6CBD38 #38AFBD

split-complementary

#8938BD #AFBD38 #38BD46

monochromatic

#451C5F #672A8E #8938BD #A562D0 #C091DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8938BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8938BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938BD

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938BD	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1961BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.202 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d2',
    500: '#8938bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938bd;
$custom-light: #b075d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.541,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51577,
    "c": 0.20153,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938BD

secondary

#A1C987

accent

#DE4A84

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938BD

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

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