#8238C2#8238C2

#8238C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.205 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8238C2
RGB	rgb(130, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(272, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 56.22, -59.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 81.73, 313.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% 0.1161 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.205 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3555, 11.4693, 52.1699)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8238C2 #78C238

analogous

#3D38C2 #8238C2 #C238BD

triadic

#8238C2 #C28238 #38C282

tetradic

#8238C2 #C23D38 #78C238 #38BDC2

square

#8238C2 #C23D38 #78C238 #38BDC2

split-complementary

#8238C2 #BDC238 #38C23D

monochromatic

#421D63 #622A93 #8238C2 #A065D2 #BD94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8238C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8238C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8238C2

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8238C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8238C2	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#765979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8238c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.205 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75d5',
    500: '#8238c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8238c2;
$custom-light: #ac75d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8238c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.174,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51085,
    "c": 0.20481,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8238C2

secondary

#A9CB8A

accent

#DF498E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8238C2

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

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