#8038AB#8038AB

#8038AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.180 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8038AB
RGB	rgb(128, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, 50.52, -48.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 70.26, 315.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.1163 -0.1379)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.18 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.6655, 10.3582, 39.5889)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8038AB #63AB38

analogous

#4638AB #8038AB #AB389D

triadic

#8038AB #AB8038 #38AB80

tetradic

#8038AB #AB4638 #63AB38 #389DAB

square

#8038AB #AB4638 #63AB38 #389DAB

split-complementary

#8038AB #9DAB38 #38AB46

monochromatic

#3B1A4F #5D297D #8038AB #9E58C8 #B986D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8038AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8038AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8038AB

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8038AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8038AB	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A506D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8038ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.180 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a974c5',
    500: '#8038ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8038ab;
$custom-light: #a974c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8038ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 128,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.565,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49173,
    "c": 0.1804,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8038AB

secondary

#97C17D

accent

#DA4E82

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8038AB

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

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