#8438C6#8438C6

#8438C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.209 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438C6
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 198)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 57.53, -60.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 83.66, 313.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1182 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.209 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.1206, 11.8112, 54.5822)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438C6 #7AC638

analogous

#3D38C6 #8438C6 #C638C1

triadic

#8438C6 #C68438 #38C684

tetradic

#8438C6 #C63D38 #7AC638 #38C1C6

square

#8438C6 #C63D38 #7AC638 #38C1C6

split-complementary

#8438C6 #C1C638 #38C63D

monochromatic

#441D67 #642B96 #8438C6 #A167D4 #BF97E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8438C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8438C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438C6

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438C6	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.209 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d8',
    500: '#8438c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438c6;
$custom-light: #ad75d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.113,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51628,
    "c": 0.20937,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438C6

secondary

#ABCD8D

accent

#DF498F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438C6

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

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