#8538AF#8538AF

#8538AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.186 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538AF
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.43, 52.53, -49.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.43, 72.26, 316.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.1226 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.186 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8235, 10.9105, 41.6635)
Luminance	0.1091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538AF #62AF38

analogous

#4A38AF #8538AF #AF389D

triadic

#8538AF #AF8538 #38AF85

tetradic

#8538AF #AF4A38 #62AF38 #389DAF

square

#8538AF #AF4A38 #62AF38 #389DAF

split-complementary

#8538AF #9DAF38 #38AF4A

monochromatic

#3F1A52 #622981 #8538AF #A35ACA #BD88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8538AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8538AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538AF

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538AF	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80516F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.186 311.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50085,
    "c": 0.18616,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538AF

secondary

#97C380

accent

#DB4D7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538AF

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

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