#8238AE#8238AE

#8238AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.184 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8238AE
RGB	rgb(130, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 51.64, -49.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 71.76, 316.02°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1187 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.184 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2586, 10.6305, 41.1262)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8238AE #64AE38

analogous

#4738AE #8238AE #AE389F

triadic

#8238AE #AE8238 #38AE82

tetradic

#8238AE #AE4738 #64AE38 #389FAE

square

#8238AE #AE4738 #64AE38 #389FAE

split-complementary

#8238AE #9FAE38 #38AE47

monochromatic

#3D1A51 #5F2980 #8238AE #A059CA #BA88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8238AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8238AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8238AE

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8238AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8238AE	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8238ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.184 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa74c7',
    500: '#8238ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8238ae;
$custom-light: #aa74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8238ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.627,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49634,
    "c": 0.18417,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8238AE

secondary

#98C37F

accent

#DB4D82

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8238AE

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

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