#8238C5#8238C5

#8238C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.208 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8238C5
RGB	rgb(130, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(271, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 56.92, -60.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 83.22, 313.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.1156 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.208 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6958, 11.6054, 53.9623)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8238C5 #7BC538

analogous

#3B38C5 #8238C5 #C538C2

triadic

#8238C5 #C58238 #38C582

tetradic

#8238C5 #C53B38 #7BC538 #38C2C5

square

#8238C5 #C53B38 #7BC538 #38C2C5

split-complementary

#8238C5 #C2C538 #38C53B

monochromatic

#431D66 #632A95 #8238C5 #A067D4 #BE96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8238C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8238C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8238C5

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8238C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8238C5	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8238c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.208 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75d7',
    500: '#8238c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8238c5;
$custom-light: #ac75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8238c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.489,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51313,
    "c": 0.20791,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8238C5

secondary

#ABCD8C

accent

#DF4990

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8238C5

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

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