#8438AE#8438AE

#8438AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.185 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438AE
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, 52.08, -49.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 71.77, 316.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% 0.1213 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.185 311)
XYZ	xyz(18.5684, 10.7903, 41.1408)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438AE #62AE38

analogous

#4938AE #8438AE #AE389D

triadic

#8438AE #AE8438 #38AE84

tetradic

#8438AE #AE4938 #62AE38 #389DAE

square

#8438AE #AE4938 #62AE38 #389DAE

split-complementary

#8438AE #9DAE38 #38AE49

monochromatic

#3E1A51 #612980 #8438AE #A259CA #BC88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8438AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8438AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438AE

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438AE	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.185 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74c7',
    500: '#8438ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438ae;
$custom-light: #ac74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.644,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49889,
    "c": 0.18481,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.1079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438AE

secondary

#97C37F

accent

#DB4D7F

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438AE

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

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