#8238C7#8238C7

#8238C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.210 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8238C7
RGB	rgb(130, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(271, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 57.39, -61.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 84.22, 312.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.1153 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.21 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9265, 11.6977, 55.1772)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8238C7 #7DC738

analogous

#3B38C7 #8238C7 #C738C4

triadic

#8238C7 #C78238 #38C782

tetradic

#8238C7 #C73B38 #7DC738 #38C4C7

square

#8238C7 #C73B38 #7DC738 #38C4C7

split-complementary

#8238C7 #C4C738 #38C73B

monochromatic

#441D67 #632B97 #8238C7 #A068D4 #BE98E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8238C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8238C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8238C7

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8238C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8238C7	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8238c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.210 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75d9',
    500: '#8238c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8238c7;
$custom-light: #ac75d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8238c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.049,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51466,
    "c": 0.20997,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8238C7

secondary

#ACCD8D

accent

#DF4891

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8238C7

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

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