#8949E3#8949E3

#8949E3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.221 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8949E3
RGB	rgb(137, 73, 227)
HSL	hsl(265, 73%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(265, 68%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 57.56, -68.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 89.34, 310.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.1035 -0.195)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.221 297.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.5607, 15.6291, 74.2755)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8949E3 #A3E349

analogous

#4956E3 #8949E3 #D649E3

triadic

#8949E3 #E38949 #49E389

tetradic

#8949E3 #E34956 #A3E349 #49E3D6

square

#8949E3 #E34956 #A3E349 #49E3D6

split-complementary

#8949E3 #E3D649 #56E349

monochromatic

#4E189A #6920CF #8949E3 #AB7EEB #CEB3F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#8949E3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8949E3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8949E3

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8949E3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8949E3	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736E90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8949e3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 73, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.221 297.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280ed',
    500: '#8949e3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8949e3;
$custom-light: #b280ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8949e3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.935,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56399,
    "c": 0.22078,
    "h": 297.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8949E3

secondary

#C9E2A6

accent

#F038A3

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8949E3

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

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