#8438CC#8438CC
#8438CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.215 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8438CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 56, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.3%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.36, 58.93, -63.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.36, 86.63, 312.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.09% 0.1171 -0.1809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.09% 0.215 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8264, 12.0935, 58.2994) |
| Luminance | 0.1209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.07
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.70
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.74
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.02
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.11
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8438CC #80CC38
analogous
#3A38CC #8438CC #CC38CA
triadic
#8438CC #CC8438 #38CC84
tetradic
#8438CC #CC3A38 #80CC38 #38CACC
square
#8438CC #CC3A38 #80CC38 #38CACC
split-complementary
#8438CC #CACC38 #38CC3A
monochromatic
#461C6E #65299E #8438CC #A269D8 #C099E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.14
#8438CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#8438CC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8438CC
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8438CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8438CC | 1.00 | 6.14 | 3.42 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0061C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#755C7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8438cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.215 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae75dc',
500: '#8438cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8438cc; $custom-light: #ae75dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8438cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 56,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.811,
"s": 59.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52087,
"c": 0.21549,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.12094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8438CC
secondary
#AFD18F
accent
#E24592
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#110915
muted
#807B83