#8940BB#8940BB

#8940BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.189 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940BB
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(276, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, 52.35, -52.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 74.04, 315.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% 0.1178 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.189 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.1177, 12.5733, 48.3185)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940BB #72BB40

analogous

#4C40BB #8940BB #BB40B0

triadic

#8940BB #BB8940 #40BB89

tetradic

#8940BB #BB4C40 #72BB40 #40B0BB

square

#8940BB #BB4C40 #72BB40 #40B0BB

split-complementary

#8940BB #B0BB40 #40BB4C

monochromatic

#462160 #68308D #8940BB #A56CCD #C199DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8940BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8940BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940BB

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940BB	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)

#0061BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A64B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.189 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ad0',
    500: '#8940bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940bb;
$custom-light: #af7ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.61,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5238,
    "c": 0.18917,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940BB

secondary

#A6C88F

accent

#D94F87

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940BB

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

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