#8238C6#8238C6

#8238C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.209 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8238C6
RGB	rgb(130, 56, 198)
HSL	hsl(271, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 57.15, -61.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 83.72, 313.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.1154 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.209 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8108, 11.6514, 54.5677)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8238C6 #7CC638

analogous

#3B38C6 #8238C6 #C638C3

triadic

#8238C6 #C68238 #38C682

tetradic

#8238C6 #C63B38 #7CC638 #38C3C6

square

#8238C6 #C63B38 #7CC638 #38C3C6

split-complementary

#8238C6 #C3C638 #38C63B

monochromatic

#431D67 #632B96 #8238C6 #A067D4 #BE97E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8238C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8238C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8238C6

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8238C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8238C6	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8238c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.209 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75d8',
    500: '#8238c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8238c6;
$custom-light: #ac75d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8238c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.268,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51389,
    "c": 0.20894,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8238C6

secondary

#ACCD8D

accent

#DF4991

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8238C6

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

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