#8438C2#8438C2

#8438C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.205 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438C2
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.62, 56.60, -58.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.62, 81.68, 313.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1188 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.205 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6653, 11.6291, 52.1844)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438C2 #76C238

analogous

#3F38C2 #8438C2 #C238BB

triadic

#8438C2 #C28438 #38C284

tetradic

#8438C2 #C23F38 #76C238 #38BBC2

square

#8438C2 #C23F38 #76C238 #38BBC2

split-complementary

#8438C2 #BBC238 #38C23F

monochromatic

#431D63 #642A93 #8438C2 #A165D2 #BE94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8438C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8438C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438C2

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438C2	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.205 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d5',
    500: '#8438c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438c2;
$custom-light: #ad75d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.043,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51326,
    "c": 0.20528,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438C2

secondary

#A8CB8A

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438C2

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

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