#8942CD#8942CD

#8942CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.206 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8942CD
RGB	rgb(137, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 55.57, -60.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 81.99, 312.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1137 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.206 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.2817, 13.6226, 59.1487)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8942CD #86CD42

analogous

#4342CD #8942CD #CD42CC

triadic

#8942CD #CD8942 #42CD89

tetradic

#8942CD #CD4342 #86CD42 #42CCCD

square

#8942CD #CD4342 #86CD42 #42CCCD

split-complementary

#8942CD #CCCD42 #42CD43

monochromatic

#4B1F76 #6A2CA6 #8942CD #A772DA #C5A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8942CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8942CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8942CD

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8942CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8942CD	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8942cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.206 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bdd',
    500: '#8942cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8942cd;
$custom-light: #b07bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8942cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.647,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53899,
    "c": 0.20564,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8942CD

secondary

#B5D397

accent

#E14692

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8942CD

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

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