#8438C7#8438C7

#8438C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.210 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438C7
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.99, 57.76, -61.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.99, 84.16, 313.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.118 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.21 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.2363, 11.8575, 55.1917)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438C7 #7BC738

analogous

#3D38C7 #8438C7 #C738C2

triadic

#8438C7 #C78438 #38C784

tetradic

#8438C7 #C73D38 #7BC738 #38C2C7

square

#8438C7 #C73D38 #7BC738 #38C2C7

split-complementary

#8438C7 #C2C738 #38C73D

monochromatic

#451D67 #642B97 #8438C7 #A268D4 #BF98E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8438C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8438C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438C7

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438C7	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.210 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d9',
    500: '#8438c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438c7;
$custom-light: #ad75d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.888,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51704,
    "c": 0.21038,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438C7

secondary

#ABCD8D

accent

#DF488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438C7

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

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