#8538B2#8538B2

#8538B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.189 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538B2
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.63, 53.19, -51.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.63, 73.75, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.29% 0.1223 -0.1444)
OKLCH	oklch(50.29% 0.189 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.1214, 11.0297, 43.2325)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538B2 #65B238

analogous

#4838B2 #8538B2 #B238A2

triadic

#8538B2 #B28538 #38B285

tetradic

#8538B2 #B24838 #65B238 #38A2B2

square

#8538B2 #B24838 #65B238 #38A2B2

split-complementary

#8538B2 #A2B238 #38B248

monochromatic

#3F1B55 #622983 #8538B2 #A25CCC #BD8ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8538B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8538B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538B2

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538B2	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.189 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac75ca',
    500: '#8538b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538b2;
$custom-light: #ac75ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.869,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50293,
    "c": 0.18921,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538B2

secondary

#9AC581

accent

#DC4C81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538B2

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

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