#8238C8#8238C8

#8238C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.211 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8238C8
RGB	rgb(130, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 57.62, -62.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 84.71, 312.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1151 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.211 303)
XYZ	xyz(21.0430, 11.7443, 55.7907)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8238C8 #7EC838

analogous

#3A38C8 #8238C8 #C838C6

triadic

#8238C8 #C88238 #38C882

tetradic

#8238C8 #C83A38 #7EC838 #38C6C8

square

#8238C8 #C83A38 #7EC838 #38C6C8

split-complementary

#8238C8 #C6C838 #38C83A

monochromatic

#441D69 #632A99 #8238C8 #A068D5 #BE98E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8238C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8238C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8238C8

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8238C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8238C8	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8238c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.211 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75da',
    500: '#8238c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8238c8;
$custom-light: #ac75da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8238c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.833,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51543,
    "c": 0.21099,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.11744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8238C8

secondary

#ADCE8E

accent

#E04892

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8238C8

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

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