#8940CD#8940CD

#8940CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.208 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940CD
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.35, 56.51, -60.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.35, 83.03, 312.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% 0.1158 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.208 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1668, 13.3930, 59.1104)
Luminance	0.1339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940CD #84CD40

analogous

#4340CD #8940CD #CD40CA

triadic

#8940CD #CD8940 #40CD89

tetradic

#8940CD #CD4340 #84CD40 #40CACD

square

#8940CD #CD4340 #84CD40 #40CACD

split-complementary

#8940CD #CACD40 #40CD43

monochromatic

#4B1E74 #6A2BA5 #8940CD #A771DA #C5A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#8940CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8940CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940CD

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940CD	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.208 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17add',
    500: '#8940cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940cd;
$custom-light: #b17add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.064,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53658,
    "c": 0.20813,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940CD

secondary

#B3D396

accent

#E24691

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940CD

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

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