#8438BD#8438BD

#8438BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.200 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438BD
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(274, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 55.46, -56.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 79.21, 314.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.1196 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.2 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1132, 11.4082, 49.2767)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438BD #71BD38

analogous

#4238BD #8438BD #BD38B3

triadic

#8438BD #BD8438 #38BD84

tetradic

#8438BD #BD4238 #71BD38 #38B3BD

square

#8438BD #BD4238 #71BD38 #38B3BD

split-complementary

#8438BD #B3BD38 #38BD42

monochromatic

#421C5F #632A8E #8438BD #A162D0 #BD91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8438BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8438BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438BD

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438BD	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#095FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.200 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75d2',
    500: '#8438bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438bd;
$custom-light: #ac75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50956,
    "c": 0.20016,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438BD

secondary

#A4C987

accent

#DE4A89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438BD

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

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