#8940CB#8940CB

#8940CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.206 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940CB
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.21, 56.04, -59.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.21, 82.03, 313.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.1161 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.206 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.9270, 13.2970, 57.8471)
Luminance	0.1330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940CB #82CB40

analogous

#4440CB #8940CB #CB40C7

triadic

#8940CB #CB8940 #40CB89

tetradic

#8940CB #CB4440 #82CB40 #40C7CB

square

#8940CB #CB4440 #82CB40 #40C7CB

split-complementary

#8940CB #C7CB40 #40CB44

monochromatic

#4A1F72 #6A2CA2 #8940CB #A770D8 #C4A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8940CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8940CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940CB

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940CB	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.206 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07adc',
    500: '#8940cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940cb;
$custom-light: #b07adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.511,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53512,
    "c": 0.20603,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940CB

secondary

#B2D295

accent

#E04790

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940CB

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

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