#8538AE#8538AE

#8538AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.185 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538AE
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.36, 52.31, -49.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.36, 71.77, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.1227 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.185 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7256, 10.8713, 41.1481)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538AE #61AE38

analogous

#4A38AE #8538AE #AE389C

triadic

#8538AE #AE8538 #38AE85

tetradic

#8538AE #AE4A38 #61AE38 #389CAE

square

#8538AE #AE4A38 #61AE38 #389CAE

split-complementary

#8538AE #9CAE38 #38AE4A

monochromatic

#3E1A51 #622980 #8538AE #A359CA #BD88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8538AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8538AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538AE

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538AE	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.185 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74c7',
    500: '#8538ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538ae;
$custom-light: #ac74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.153,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50016,
    "c": 0.18515,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538AE

secondary

#97C37F

accent

#DB4D7E

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538AE

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

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