#8238C4#8238C4

#8238C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.207 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8238C4
RGB	rgb(130, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, 56.68, -60.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 82.73, 313.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.1158 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.207 304)
XYZ	xyz(20.5816, 11.5598, 53.3608)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8238C4 #7AC438

analogous

#3C38C4 #8238C4 #C438C0

triadic

#8238C4 #C48238 #38C482

tetradic

#8238C4 #C43C38 #7AC438 #38C0C4

square

#8238C4 #C43C38 #7AC438 #38C0C4

split-complementary

#8238C4 #C0C438 #38C43C

monochromatic

#431D65 #622A94 #8238C4 #A066D3 #BD96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8238C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8238C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8238C4

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8238C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8238C4	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8238c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.207 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75d7',
    500: '#8238c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8238c4;
$custom-light: #ac75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8238c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.714,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51237,
    "c": 0.20688,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.1156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8238C4

secondary

#AACC8C

accent

#DF4990

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8238C4

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

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