#8938CC#8938CC

#8938CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.217 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938CC
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.01, 59.84, -62.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.01, 86.47, 313.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.68% 0.1239 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(52.68% 0.217 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6273, 12.5065, 58.3370)
Luminance	0.1251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938CC #7BCC38

analogous

#3F38CC #8938CC #CC38C5

triadic

#8938CC #CC8938 #38CC89

tetradic

#8938CC #CC3F38 #7BCC38 #38C5CC

square

#8938CC #CC3F38 #7BCC38 #38C5CC

split-complementary

#8938CC #C5CC38 #38CC3F

monochromatic

#491C6E #69299E #8938CC #A669D8 #C399E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#8938CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8938CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938CC

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938CC	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.217 304.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.838,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52683,
    "c": 0.21654,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938CC

secondary

#ADD18F

accent

#E2458C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938CC

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

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