#8940BC#8940BC

#8940BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.190 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940BC
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(275, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 52.58, -52.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 74.54, 314.86°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.1177 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.19 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.2252, 12.6163, 48.8843)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940BC #73BC40

analogous

#4B40BC #8940BC #BC40B1

triadic

#8940BC #BC8940 #40BC89

tetradic

#8940BC #BC4B40 #73BC40 #40B1BC

square

#8940BC #BC4B40 #73BC40 #40B1BC

split-complementary

#8940BC #B1BC40 #40BC4B

monochromatic

#462161 #68308E #8940BC #A56CCD #C19ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8940BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8940BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940BC

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940BC	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2864B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.190 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ad1',
    500: '#8940bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940bc;
$custom-light: #af7ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.323,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52449,
    "c": 0.19023,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940BC

secondary

#A7C98F

accent

#D94F88

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940BC

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

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