#8940BF#8940BF

#8940BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.193 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940BF
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 53.26, -54.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 76.04, 314.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1174 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.193 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5519, 12.7470, 50.6052)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940BF #76BF40

analogous

#4940BF #8940BF #BF40B6

triadic

#8940BF #BF8940 #40BF89

tetradic

#8940BF #BF4940 #76BF40 #40B6BF

square

#8940BF #BF4940 #76BF40 #40B6BF

split-complementary

#8940BF #B6BF40 #40BF49

monochromatic

#472163 #683191 #8940BF #A56ECE #C29CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8940BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8940BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940BF

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940BF	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2465BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.193 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ad3',
    500: '#8940bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940bf;
$custom-light: #b07ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.488,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52657,
    "c": 0.19339,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940BF

secondary

#A9CA91

accent

#D94E8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940BF

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

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