#8438AB#8438AB

#8438AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.182 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438AB
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(280, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.03, 51.42, -47.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.03, 70.28, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% 0.1216 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.182 312)
XYZ	xyz(18.2792, 10.6746, 39.6177)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438AB #5FAB38

analogous

#4A38AB #8438AB #AB3899

triadic

#8438AB #AB8438 #38AB84

tetradic

#8438AB #AB4A38 #5FAB38 #3899AB

square

#8438AB #AB4A38 #5FAB38 #3899AB

split-complementary

#8438AB #99AB38 #38AB4A

monochromatic

#3D1A4F #60297D #8438AB #A258C8 #BC86D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#8438AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8438AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438AB

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438AB	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F4F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.182 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab74c5',
    500: '#8438ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438ab;
$custom-light: #ab74c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.652,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49683,
    "c": 0.18175,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.10674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438AB

secondary

#94C17D

accent

#DA4E7D

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438AB

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

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