#7838C5#7838C5

#7838C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.206 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7838C5
RGB	rgb(120, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(267, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(267, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.33, 55.06, -62.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.33, 83.53, 311.24°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% 0.1017 -0.1793)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.206 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2354, 10.8524, 53.8938)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7838C5 #85C538

analogous

#383FC5 #7838C5 #BF38C5

triadic

#7838C5 #C57838 #38C578

tetradic

#7838C5 #C5383F #85C538 #38C5BF

square

#7838C5 #C5383F #85C538 #38C5BF

split-complementary

#7838C5 #C5BF38 #3FC538

monochromatic

#3E1D66 #5B2A95 #7838C5 #9867D4 #B896E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#7838C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#7838C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7838C5

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7838C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7838C5	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7838c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.206 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a574d8',
    500: '#7838c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7838c5;
$custom-light: #a574d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7838c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.234,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50152,
    "c": 0.20612,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7838C5

secondary

#AFCD8C

accent

#DF499B

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7838C5

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

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