#8238C9#8238C9

#8238C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.212 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8238C9
RGB	rgb(130, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 57.86, -62.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 85.21, 312.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1149 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.212 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1602, 11.7912, 56.4082)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8238C9 #7FC938

analogous

#3A38C9 #8238C9 #C938C7

triadic

#8238C9 #C98238 #38C982

tetradic

#8238C9 #C93A38 #7FC938 #38C7C9

square

#8238C9 #C93A38 #7FC938 #38C7C9

split-complementary

#8238C9 #C7C938 #38C93A

monochromatic

#441D6A #632A9A #8238C9 #A068D6 #BE98E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8238C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8238C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8238C9

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8238C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8238C9	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8238c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.212 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75da',
    500: '#8238c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8238c9;
$custom-light: #ac75da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8238c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.621,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5162,
    "c": 0.21203,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8238C9

secondary

#AECF8E

accent

#E14792

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8238C9

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

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