#8940B2#8940B2

#8940B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.180 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940B2
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 64%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 50.32, -48.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 69.54, 316.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1183 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.18 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1843, 12.2000, 43.4024)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940B2 #69B240

analogous

#5040B2 #8940B2 #B240A2

triadic

#8940B2 #B28940 #40B289

tetradic

#8940B2 #B25040 #69B240 #40A2B2

square

#8940B2 #B25040 #69B240 #40A2B2

split-complementary

#8940B2 #A2B240 #40B250

monochromatic

#442058 #663085 #8940B2 #A567C8 #C094D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8940B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8940B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940B2

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940B2	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#035EB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3463AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.180 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79ca',
    500: '#8940b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940b2;
$custom-light: #af79ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.421,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51776,
    "c": 0.17969,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940B2

secondary

#9FC48A

accent

#D75181

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940B2

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

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