#8938CB#8938CB

#8938CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.216 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938CB
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 59.61, -61.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 85.98, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.1241 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.216 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5078, 12.4587, 57.7073)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938CB #7ACB38

analogous

#3F38CB #8938CB #CB38C4

triadic

#8938CB #CB8938 #38CB89

tetradic

#8938CB #CB3F38 #7ACB38 #38C4CB

square

#8938CB #CB3F38 #7ACB38 #38C4CB

split-complementary

#8938CB #C4CB38 #38CB3F

monochromatic

#481C6C #69299D #8938CB #A669D8 #C399E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8938CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8938CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938CB

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938CB	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.216 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176dc',
    500: '#8938cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938cb;
$custom-light: #b176dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.061,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52608,
    "c": 0.21554,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938CB

secondary

#ACD08F

accent

#E2468C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938CB

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

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