#8938D1#8938D1

#8938D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.222 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8938D1
RGB	rgb(137, 56, 209)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 73.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 60.99, -64.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 88.91, 313.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% 0.123 -0.1843)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.222 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.2367, 12.7502, 61.5461)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8938D1 #80D138

analogous

#3D38D1 #8938D1 #D138CC

triadic

#8938D1 #D18938 #38D189

tetradic

#8938D1 #D13D38 #80D138 #38CCD1

square

#8938D1 #D13D38 #80D138 #38CCD1

split-complementary

#8938D1 #CCD138 #38D13D

monochromatic

#4A1B74 #6A26A6 #8938D1 #A66ADC #C49BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8938D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8938D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8938D1

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8938D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8938D1	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8938d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 56, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.222 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176e0',
    500: '#8938d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8938d1;
$custom-light: #b176e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8938d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53065,
    "c": 0.22154,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8938D1

secondary

#B0D491

accent

#E6428F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8938D1

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

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