#8938BF#8938BF

#8938BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.204 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938BF
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(276, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.07, 56.91, -56.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.07, 80.11, 315.27°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.126 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.204 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1327, 11.9086, 50.4654)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938BF #6EBF38

analogous

#4538BF #8938BF #BF38B1

triadic

#8938BF #BF8938 #38BF89

tetradic

#8938BF #BF4538 #6EBF38 #38B1BF

square

#8938BF #BF4538 #6EBF38 #38B1BF

split-complementary

#8938BF #B1BF38 #38BF45

monochromatic

#451C60 #672A90 #8938BF #A563D1 #C092DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#8938BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8938BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938BF

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938BF	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1462BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.204 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d3',
    500: '#8938bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938bf;
$custom-light: #b075d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51721,
    "c": 0.20353,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938BF

secondary

#A3CA89

accent

#DE4A85

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938BF

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

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