#8538B3#8538B3

#8538B3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.190 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538B3
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 179)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 68.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.70, 53.41, -51.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.70, 74.24, 316.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.1222 -0.1458)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.19 310)
XYZ	xyz(19.2221, 11.0700, 43.7632)
Luminance	0.1107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538B3 #66B338

analogous

#4738B3 #8538B3 #B338A3

triadic

#8538B3 #B38538 #38B385

tetradic

#8538B3 #B34738 #66B338 #38A3B3

square

#8538B3 #B34738 #66B338 #38A3B3

split-complementary

#8538B3 #A3B338 #38B347

monochromatic

#401B56 #622984 #8538B3 #A25CCC #BD8BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#8538B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8538B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538B3

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538B3	1.00	6.53	3.21	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.190 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75ca',
    500: '#8538b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538b3;
$custom-light: #ad75ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.561,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50363,
    "c": 0.19023,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.1107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538B3

secondary

#9BC582

accent

#DC4C82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538B3

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

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