#8939C8#8939C8

#8939C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.211 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8939C8
RGB	rgb(137, 57, 200)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 71.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, 58.50, -60.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 84.04, 314.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% 0.1237 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.211 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.2027, 12.4149, 55.8590)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8939C8 #78C839

analogous

#4139C8 #8939C8 #C839C0

triadic

#8939C8 #C88939 #39C889

tetradic

#8939C8 #C84139 #78C839 #39C0C8

square

#8939C8 #C84139 #78C839 #39C0C8

split-complementary

#8939C8 #C0C839 #39C841

monochromatic

#481D69 #682B99 #8939C8 #A669D5 #C299E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8939C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8939C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8939C8

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8939C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8939C8	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)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8939c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 57, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.211 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176da',
    500: '#8939c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8939c8;
$custom-light: #b176da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8939c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.566,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5249,
    "c": 0.21138,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8939C8

secondary

#ABCE8F

accent

#E0488B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8939C8

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

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