#7238C8#7238C8

#7238C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.209 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7238C8
RGB	rgb(114, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(264, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(264, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 54.75, -65.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 85.26, 309.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.73% 0.0926 -0.187)
OKLCH	oklch(49.73% 0.209 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7762, 10.5755, 55.6844)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7238C8 #8EC838

analogous

#3846C8 #7238C8 #BA38C8

triadic

#7238C8 #C87238 #38C872

tetradic

#7238C8 #C83846 #8EC838 #38C8BA

square

#7238C8 #C83846 #8EC838 #38C8BA

split-complementary

#7238C8 #C8BA38 #46C838

monochromatic

#3B1D69 #572A99 #7238C8 #9468D5 #B698E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#7238C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#7238C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7238C8

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7238C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7238C8	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5D7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7238c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.209 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a274da',
    500: '#7238c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7238c8;
$custom-light: #a274da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7238c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.167,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49731,
    "c": 0.20866,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7238C8

secondary

#B4CE8E

accent

#E048A3

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7238C8

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

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