#8938C2#8938C2

#8938C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.207 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938C2
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.28, 57.58, -57.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.28, 81.58, 314.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.1256 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.207 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4663, 12.0420, 52.2220)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938C2 #71C238

analogous

#4438C2 #8938C2 #C238B6

triadic

#8938C2 #C28938 #38C289

tetradic

#8938C2 #C24438 #71C238 #38B6C2

square

#8938C2 #C24438 #71C238 #38B6C2

split-complementary

#8938C2 #B6C238 #38C244

monochromatic

#461D63 #672A93 #8938C2 #A565D2 #C194E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8938C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8938C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938C2

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938C2	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A62BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.207 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076d5',
    500: '#8938c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938c2;
$custom-light: #b076d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.217,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51939,
    "c": 0.20653,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938C2

secondary

#A5CB8A

accent

#DF4987

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938C2

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

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