#8938C7#8938C7

#8938C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.212 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938C7
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 58.71, -60.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 84.03, 314.32°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.1248 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.212 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0373, 12.2704, 55.2292)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938C7 #76C738

analogous

#4238C7 #8938C7 #C738BD

triadic

#8938C7 #C78938 #38C789

tetradic

#8938C7 #C74238 #76C738 #38BDC7

square

#8938C7 #C74238 #76C738 #38BDC7

split-complementary

#8938C7 #BDC738 #38C742

monochromatic

#471D67 #682B97 #8938C7 #A568D4 #C298E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8938C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8938C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938C7

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938C7	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.212 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176d9',
    500: '#8938c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938c7;
$custom-light: #b176d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.986,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52308,
    "c": 0.21153,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938C7

secondary

#A9CD8D

accent

#DF488A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938C7

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

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