#8938C5#8938C5

#8938C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.210 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938C5
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 58.26, -59.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 83.05, 314.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1251 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.21 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8066, 12.1782, 54.0143)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938C5 #74C538

analogous

#4338C5 #8938C5 #C538BB

triadic

#8938C5 #C58938 #38C589

tetradic

#8938C5 #C54338 #74C538 #38BBC5

square

#8938C5 #C54338 #74C538 #38BBC5

split-complementary

#8938C5 #BBC538 #38C543

monochromatic

#471D66 #682A95 #8938C5 #A567D4 #C196E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8938C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8938C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938C5

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938C5	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F597B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.210 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076d7',
    500: '#8938c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938c5;
$custom-light: #b076d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.468,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52159,
    "c": 0.20953,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938C5

secondary

#A8CD8C

accent

#DF4989

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938C5

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

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