#8238BC#8238BC
#8238BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.199 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8238BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(130, 56, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.9%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.92, 54.83, -56.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.92, 78.74, 314.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.64% 0.117 -0.1605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.64% 0.199 306.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6952, 11.2052, 48.6925) |
| Luminance | 0.1120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.27
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.20
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.28
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.57
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.38
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8238BC #72BC38
analogous
#4038BC #8238BC #BC38B4
triadic
#8238BC #BC8238 #38BC82
tetradic
#8238BC #BC4038 #72BC38 #38B4BC
square
#8238BC #BC4038 #72BC38 #38B4BC
split-complementary
#8238BC #B4BC38 #38BC40
monochromatic
#411C5E #612A8D #8238BC #9F61D0 #BC90DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#8238BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#8238BC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8238BC
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8238BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8238BC | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005CC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#055EB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#785676
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8238bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.199 306.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ab75d1',
500: '#8238bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8238bc; $custom-light: #ab75d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8238bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 130,
"g": 56,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.636,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50638,
"c": 0.19862,
"h": 306.1
},
"luminance": 0.11205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8238BC
secondary
#A4C987
accent
#DD4A8B
background
#FAF7FC
surface
#F5EDF9
border
#CFC8D2
text
#110914
muted
#807B82