#7838C4#7838C4

#7838C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.205 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7838C4
RGB	rgb(120, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(267, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(267, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.25, 54.81, -62.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.25, 83.02, 311.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.1019 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.205 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1212, 10.8067, 53.2924)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7838C4 #84C438

analogous

#383EC4 #7838C4 #BE38C4

triadic

#7838C4 #C47838 #38C478

tetradic

#7838C4 #C4383E #84C438 #38C4BE

square

#7838C4 #C4383E #84C438 #38C4BE

split-complementary

#7838C4 #C4BE38 #3EC438

monochromatic

#3E1D65 #5B2A94 #7838C4 #9866D3 #B896E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#7838C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#7838C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7838C4

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7838C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7838C4	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7838c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.205 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a574d7',
    500: '#7838c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7838c4;
$custom-light: #a574d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7838c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.429,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50072,
    "c": 0.20505,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7838C4

secondary

#AFCC8C

accent

#DF499A

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7838C4

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

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