#8940CF#8940CF
#8940CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.210 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8940CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 64, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.8%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.49, 56.98, -61.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.49, 84.02, 312.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.81% 0.1155 -0.1756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.81% 0.21 303.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4098, 13.4902, 60.3900) |
| Luminance | 0.1349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.37
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.70
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.44
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.46
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 6.04
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8940CF #86CF40
analogous
#4140CF #8940CF #CF40CE
triadic
#8940CF #CF8940 #40CF89
tetradic
#8940CF #CF4140 #86CF40 #40CECF
square
#8940CF #CF4140 #86CF40 #40CECF
split-complementary
#8940CF #CECF40 #40CF41
monochromatic
#4B1E77 #6A2AA8 #8940CF #A771DB #C5A2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#8940CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#8940CF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8940CF
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8940CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8940CF | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0065D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0066CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B6183
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8940cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 64, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.210 303.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17adf',
500: '#8940cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8940cf; $custom-light: #b17adf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8940cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 64,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.629,
"s": 59.833,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53806,
"c": 0.21023,
"h": 303.3
},
"luminance": 0.1349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8940CF
secondary
#B5D497
accent
#E34592
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#110A15
muted
#807C83