#8940AE#8940AE

#8940AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.175 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940AE
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.28, 49.44, -46.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.28, 67.55, 317.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.1184 -0.1295)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.175 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7885, 12.0417, 41.3180)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940AE #65AE40

analogous

#5240AE #8940AE #AE409C

triadic

#8940AE #AE8940 #40AE89

tetradic

#8940AE #AE5240 #65AE40 #409CAE

square

#8940AE #AE5240 #65AE40 #409CAE

split-complementary

#8940AE #9CAE40 #40AE52

monochromatic

#431F55 #663081 #8940AE #A665C6 #C092D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8940AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8940AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940AE

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940AE	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#105EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3863AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.175 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79c7',
    500: '#8940ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940ae;
$custom-light: #af79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.818,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51515,
    "c": 0.17549,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940AE

secondary

#9BC288

accent

#D6527E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940AE

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

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