#8940CE#8940CE

#8940CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.209 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8940CE
RGB	rgb(137, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 56.75, -61.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 83.53, 312.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.1157 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.209 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.2879, 13.4414, 59.7481)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8940CE #85CE40

analogous

#4240CE #8940CE #CE40CC

triadic

#8940CE #CE8940 #40CE89

tetradic

#8940CE #CE4240 #85CE40 #40CCCE

square

#8940CE #CE4240 #85CE40 #40CCCE

split-complementary

#8940CE #CCCE40 #40CE42

monochromatic

#4B1E75 #6A2BA6 #8940CE #A771DA #C5A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8940CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8940CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8940CE

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8940CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8940CE	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8940ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.209 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ade',
    500: '#8940ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8940ce;
$custom-light: #b17ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8940ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.845,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53732,
    "c": 0.20918,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8940CE

secondary

#B4D496

accent

#E24592

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8940CE

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

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