#8939CB#8939CB

#8939CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.214 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8939CB
RGB	rgb(137, 57, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 71.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 59.19, -61.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 85.51, 313.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% 0.1231 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.214 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.5567, 12.5566, 57.7237)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8939CB #7BCB39

analogous

#4039CB #8939CB #CB39C4

triadic

#8939CB #CB8939 #39CB89

tetradic

#8939CB #CB4039 #7BCB39 #39C4CB

square

#8939CB #CB4039 #7BCB39 #39C4CB

split-complementary

#8939CB #C4CB39 #39CB40

monochromatic

#491D6D #69299D #8939CB #A669D8 #C39AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8939CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8939CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8939CB

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8939CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8939CB	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8939cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 57, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.214 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176dc',
    500: '#8939cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8939cb;
$custom-light: #b176dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8939cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.877,
    "s": 58.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52715,
    "c": 0.2144,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8939CB

secondary

#ADD090

accent

#E2468C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8939CB

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

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