#8538AA#8538AA

#8538AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.181 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538AA
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(281, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.10, 51.43, -47.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.10, 69.80, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% 0.123 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.181 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3415, 10.7177, 39.1250)
Luminance	0.1072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538AA #5DAA38

analogous

#4C38AA #8538AA #AA3896

triadic

#8538AA #AA8538 #38AA85

tetradic

#8538AA #AA4C38 #5DAA38 #3896AA

square

#8538AA #AA4C38 #5DAA38 #3896AA

split-complementary

#8538AA #96AA38 #38AA4C

monochromatic

#3D1A4E #61297C #8538AA #A357C8 #BD85D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#8538AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8538AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538AA

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538AA	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#814F6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.181 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74c4',
    500: '#8538aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538aa;
$custom-light: #ac74c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.526,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49745,
    "c": 0.18109,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538AA

secondary

#93C17D

accent

#DA4E7B

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538AA

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

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