#8938BE#8938BE

#8938BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.203 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938BE
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.00, 56.69, -55.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.00, 79.62, 315.40°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1262 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.203 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0231, 11.8648, 49.8878)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938BE #6DBE38

analogous

#4638BE #8938BE #BE38B0

triadic

#8938BE #BE8938 #38BE89

tetradic

#8938BE #BE4638 #6DBE38 #38B0BE

square

#8938BE #BE4638 #6DBE38 #38B0BE

split-complementary

#8938BE #B0BE38 #38BE46

monochromatic

#451C5F #672A8F #8938BE #A562D1 #C092DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8938BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8938BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938BE

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938BE	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1762BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.203 308.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.269,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51648,
    "c": 0.20253,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938BE

secondary

#A2CA88

accent

#DE4A84

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938BE

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

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