#8438CD#8438CD

#8438CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.217 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8438CD
RGB	rgb(132, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 59.16, -63.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 87.12, 312.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1169 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.217 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9467, 12.1416, 58.9331)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8438CD #81CD38

analogous

#3938CD #8438CD #CD38CB

triadic

#8438CD #CD8438 #38CD84

tetradic

#8438CD #CD3938 #81CD38 #38CBCD

square

#8438CD #CD3938 #81CD38 #38CBCD

split-complementary

#8438CD #CBCD38 #38CD39

monochromatic

#461C6F #6528A0 #8438CD #A269D9 #C09AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#8438CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8438CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8438CD

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8438CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8438CD	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8438cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.217 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75dd',
    500: '#8438cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8438cd;
$custom-light: #ae75dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8438cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.604,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52165,
    "c": 0.21652,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8438CD

secondary

#B0D18F

accent

#E34592

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8438CD

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

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