#8538AC#8538AC

#8538AC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.183 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538AC
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 172)
HSL	hsl(280, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, 51.87, -48.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 70.78, 317.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1228 -0.1358)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.183 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5321, 10.7939, 40.1289)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538AC #5FAC38

analogous

#4B38AC #8538AC #AC3899

triadic

#8538AC #AC8538 #38AC85

tetradic

#8538AC #AC4B38 #5FAC38 #3899AC

square

#8538AC #AC4B38 #5FAC38 #3899AC

split-complementary

#8538AC #99AC38 #38AC4B

monochromatic

#3E1A50 #61297E #8538AC #A358C9 #BD87D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8538AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8538AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538AC

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538AC	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5EA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81506D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.183 312.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.828,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4988,
    "c": 0.18312,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538AC

secondary

#95C27E

accent

#DA4D7D

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538AC

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

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