#8938CA#8938CA

#8938CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.215 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938CA
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 59.39, -61.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 85.50, 314.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.1243 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.215 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3890, 12.4111, 57.0818)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938CA #79CA38

analogous

#4038CA #8938CA #CA38C2

triadic

#8938CA #CA8938 #38CA89

tetradic

#8938CA #CA4038 #79CA38 #38C2CA

square

#8938CA #CA4038 #79CA38 #38C2CA

split-complementary

#8938CA #C2CA38 #38CA40

monochromatic

#481D6B #69299B #8938CA #A668D7 #C299E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8938CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8938CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938CA

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938CA	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.215 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176db',
    500: '#8938ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938ca;
$custom-light: #b176db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.288,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52532,
    "c": 0.21454,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938CA

secondary

#ABCF8E

accent

#E1478B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938CA

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

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