#8940AC#8940AC

#8940AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.173 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940AC
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 172)
HSL	hsl(281, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 62.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.16, 49.00, -45.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.16, 66.56, 317.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.1185 -0.1266)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.173 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5950, 11.9643, 40.2988)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940AC #63AC40

analogous

#5340AC #8940AC #AC4099

triadic

#8940AC #AC8940 #40AC89

tetradic

#8940AC #AC5340 #63AC40 #4099AC

square

#8940AC #AC5340 #63AC40 #4099AC

split-complementary

#8940AC #99AC40 #40AC53

monochromatic

#421F53 #652F7F #8940AC #A664C5 #BF91D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8940AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8940AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940AC

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940AC	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#155DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A63A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.173 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae79c5',
    500: '#8940ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940ac;
$custom-light: #ae79c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.556,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51386,
    "c": 0.17339,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940AC

secondary

#9AC187

accent

#D5527D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940AC

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

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