#8438C4#8438C4

#8438C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.207 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438C4
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 57.07, -59.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 82.68, 313.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.1185 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.207 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8915, 11.7195, 53.3753)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438C4 #78C438

analogous

#3E38C4 #8438C4 #C438BE

triadic

#8438C4 #C48438 #38C484

tetradic

#8438C4 #C43E38 #78C438 #38BEC4

square

#8438C4 #C43E38 #78C438 #38BEC4

split-complementary

#8438C4 #BEC438 #38C43E

monochromatic

#441D65 #642A94 #8438C4 #A166D3 #BE96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8438C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8438C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438C4

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438C4	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.207 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d7',
    500: '#8438c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438c4;
$custom-light: #ad75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.571,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51477,
    "c": 0.20732,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438C4

secondary

#A9CC8C

accent

#DF498D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438C4

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

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