#8940C0#8940C0

#8940C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.194 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940C0
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 192)
HSL	hsl(274, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 53.49, -54.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 76.54, 314.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.73% 0.1173 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(52.73% 0.194 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.6623, 12.7912, 51.1867)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940C0 #77C040

analogous

#4940C0 #8940C0 #C040B7

triadic

#8940C0 #C08940 #40C089

tetradic

#8940C0 #C04940 #77C040 #40B7C0

square

#8940C0 #C04940 #77C040 #40B7C0

split-complementary

#8940C0 #B7C040 #40C049

monochromatic

#482164 #683092 #8940C0 #A56ECF #C29CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8940C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8940C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940C0

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940C0	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2265BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.194 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ad4',
    500: '#8940c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940c0;
$custom-light: #b07ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.219,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52726,
    "c": 0.19444,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940C0

secondary

#AACB91

accent

#DA4E8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940C0

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

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