#8438C8#8438C8
#8438C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.211 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8438C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 56, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.06, 57.99, -61.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.06, 84.65, 313.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.78% 0.1178 -0.1755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.78% 0.211 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3528, 11.9041, 55.8052) |
| Luminance | 0.1190 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.56
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.64
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.75
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.45
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.52
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8438C8 #7CC838
analogous
#3C38C8 #8438C8 #C838C4
triadic
#8438C8 #C88438 #38C884
tetradic
#8438C8 #C83C38 #7CC838 #38C4C8
square
#8438C8 #C83C38 #7CC838 #38C4C8
split-complementary
#8438C8 #C4C838 #38C83C
monochromatic
#451D69 #642A99 #8438C8 #A268D5 #BF98E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.21
#8438C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#8438C8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8438C8
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8438C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8438C8 | 1.00 | 6.21 | 3.38 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005FCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0061C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#775B7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8438c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.211 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad75da',
500: '#8438c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8438c8; $custom-light: #ad75da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8438c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 56,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.667,
"s": 56.693,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5178,
"c": 0.21141,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.11904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8438C8
secondary
#ACCE8E
accent
#E04890
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#110915
muted
#807B83