#8538AB#8538AB

#8538AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.182 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538AB
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(280, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.17, 51.65, -47.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.17, 70.29, 317.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% 0.1229 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.182 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4364, 10.7557, 39.6250)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538AB #5EAB38

analogous

#4C38AB #8538AB #AB3898

triadic

#8538AB #AB8538 #38AB85

tetradic

#8538AB #AB4C38 #5EAB38 #3898AB

square

#8538AB #AB4C38 #5EAB38 #3898AB

split-complementary

#8538AB #98AB38 #38AB4C

monochromatic

#3D1A4F #61297D #8538AB #A358C8 #BC86D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#8538AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8538AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538AB

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538AB	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#814F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.182 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74c5',
    500: '#8538ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538ab;
$custom-light: #ac74c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.174,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49812,
    "c": 0.1821,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538AB

secondary

#94C17D

accent

#DA4E7C

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538AB

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

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