#8940A2#8940A2

#8940A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.163 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940A2
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 162)
HSL	hsl(285, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.4%, 60.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.56, 46.84, -40.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.56, 61.62, 319.48°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.1184 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.163 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6705, 11.5945, 35.4299)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940A2 #59A240

analogous

#5840A2 #8940A2 #A2408A

triadic

#8940A2 #A28940 #40A289

tetradic

#8940A2 #A25840 #59A240 #408AA2

square

#8940A2 #A25840 #59A240 #408AA2

split-complementary

#8940A2 #8AA240 #40A258

monochromatic

#3F1D4A #642F76 #8940A2 #A75FC0 #BF8BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8940A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8940A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940A2

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940A2	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4162A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88516B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.163 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79be',
    500: '#8940a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940a2;
$custom-light: #ae79be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.694,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50762,
    "c": 0.16296,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940A2

secondary

#91BC82

accent

#D35575

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940A2

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

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