#7838C3#7838C3

#7838C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.204 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7838C3
RGB	rgb(120, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(268, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(268, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.18, 54.57, -61.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.18, 82.51, 311.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.1021 -0.1766)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.204 300)
XYZ	xyz(19.0078, 10.7614, 52.6949)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7838C3 #83C338

analogous

#383EC3 #7838C3 #BE38C3

triadic

#7838C3 #C37838 #38C378

tetradic

#7838C3 #C3383E #83C338 #38C3BE

square

#7838C3 #C3383E #83C338 #38C3BE

split-complementary

#7838C3 #C3BE38 #3EC338

monochromatic

#3D1D64 #5B2A93 #7838C3 #9865D3 #B895E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#7838C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#7838C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7838C3

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7838C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7838C3	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#675A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7838c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.204 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a574d6',
    500: '#7838c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7838c3;
$custom-light: #a574d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7838c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.626,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49993,
    "c": 0.20397,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.10762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7838C3

secondary

#AECC8B

accent

#DF499A

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7838C3

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

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