#8438BF#8438BF

#8438BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.202 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438BF
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 55.91, -57.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 80.20, 314.20°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.1193 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.202 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3318, 11.4957, 50.4279)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438BF #73BF38

analogous

#4038BF #8438BF #BF38B6

triadic

#8438BF #BF8438 #38BF84

tetradic

#8438BF #BF4038 #73BF38 #38B6BF

square

#8438BF #BF4038 #73BF38 #38B6BF

split-complementary

#8438BF #B6BF38 #38BF40

monochromatic

#431C60 #632A90 #8438BF #A163D1 #BE92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8438BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8438BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438BF

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438BF	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.202 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d3',
    500: '#8438bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438bf;
$custom-light: #ad75d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.778,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51103,
    "c": 0.20221,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438BF

secondary

#A5CA89

accent

#DE4A8B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438BF

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

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