#8238BE#8238BE

#8238BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.201 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8238BE
RGB	rgb(130, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(273, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, 55.29, -57.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 79.74, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1168 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.201 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9123, 11.2920, 49.8358)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8238BE #74BE38

analogous

#3F38BE #8238BE #BE38B7

triadic

#8238BE #BE8238 #38BE82

tetradic

#8238BE #BE3F38 #74BE38 #38B7BE

square

#8238BE #BE3F38 #74BE38 #38B7BE

split-complementary

#8238BE #B7BE38 #38BE3F

monochromatic

#411C5F #622A8F #8238BE #9F62D1 #BC92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8238BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8238BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8238BE

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8238BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8238BE	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8238be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.201 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab75d2',
    500: '#8238be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8238be;
$custom-light: #ab75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8238be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.134,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50786,
    "c": 0.20069,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8238BE

secondary

#A5CA88

accent

#DE4A8C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8238BE

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

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