#8939BC#8939BC
#8939BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.199 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8939BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 57, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.1%, 69.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.02, 55.81, -54.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.02, 78.15, 315.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.62% 0.1254 -0.1549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.62% 0.199 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8549, 11.8758, 48.7608) |
| Luminance | 0.1187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.25
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.26
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.26
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.38
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.59
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8939BC #6CBC39
analogous
#4739BC #8939BC #BC39AD
triadic
#8939BC #BC8939 #39BC89
tetradic
#8939BC #BC4739 #6CBC39 #39ADBC
square
#8939BC #BC4739 #6CBC39 #39ADBC
split-complementary
#8939BC #ADBC39 #39BC47
monochromatic
#451D5E #672B8D #8939BC #A563D0 #C092DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.22
#8939BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#8939BC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8939BC
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8939BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8939BC | 1.00 | 6.22 | 3.38 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D62B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#815676
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8939bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 57, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.199 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b076d1',
500: '#8939bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8939bc; $custom-light: #b076d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8939bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 57,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.641,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51617,
"c": 0.19929,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.11875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8939BC
secondary
#A1C988
accent
#DD4B84
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF9
border
#D0C8D2
text
#110914
muted
#807B82