#8940CA#8940CA

#8940CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.205 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940CA
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 55.81, -59.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 81.53, 313.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% 0.1162 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.205 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8082, 13.2495, 57.2215)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940CA #81CA40

analogous

#4440CA #8940CA #CA40C6

triadic

#8940CA #CA8940 #40CA89

tetradic

#8940CA #CA4440 #81CA40 #40C6CA

square

#8940CA #CA4440 #81CA40 #40C6CA

split-complementary

#8940CA #C6CA40 #40CA44

monochromatic

#4A1F70 #6A2CA0 #8940CA #A770D7 #C4A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8940CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8940CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940CA

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940CA	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0566C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.205 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07adb',
    500: '#8940ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940ca;
$custom-light: #b07adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.739,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53439,
    "c": 0.20498,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940CA

secondary

#B1D195

accent

#E0488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940CA

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

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