#8938C6#8938C6

#8938C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.211 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938C6
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 198)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 58.48, -59.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 83.54, 314.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.125 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.211 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9215, 12.2242, 54.6198)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938C6 #75C638

analogous

#4238C6 #8938C6 #C638BC

triadic

#8938C6 #C68938 #38C689

tetradic

#8938C6 #C64238 #75C638 #38BCC6

square

#8938C6 #C64238 #75C638 #38BCC6

split-complementary

#8938C6 #BCC638 #38C642

monochromatic

#471D67 #682B96 #8938C6 #A567D4 #C197E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8938C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8938C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938C6

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938C6	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.211 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076d8',
    500: '#8938c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938c6;
$custom-light: #b076d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.225,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52233,
    "c": 0.21053,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938C6

secondary

#A8CD8D

accent

#DF4989

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938C6

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

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