#8438C5#8438C5

#8438C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.208 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438C5
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, 57.30, -60.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 83.17, 313.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.1183 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.208 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0057, 11.7652, 53.9768)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438C5 #79C538

analogous

#3D38C5 #8438C5 #C538C0

triadic

#8438C5 #C58438 #38C584

tetradic

#8438C5 #C53D38 #79C538 #38C0C5

square

#8438C5 #C53D38 #79C538 #38C0C5

split-complementary

#8438C5 #C0C538 #38C53D

monochromatic

#441D66 #642A95 #8438C5 #A167D4 #BF96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8438C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8438C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438C5

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438C5	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.208 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d7',
    500: '#8438c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438c5;
$custom-light: #ad75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.34,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51552,
    "c": 0.20834,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438C5

secondary

#AACD8C

accent

#DF498E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438C5

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

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