#8538B5#8538B5

#8538B5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.192 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538B5
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 181)
HSL	hsl(277, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(277, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 69.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 53.86, -52.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 75.23, 315.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% 0.122 -0.1486)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.192 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4259, 11.1515, 44.8362)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538B5 #68B538

analogous

#4738B5 #8538B5 #B538A7

triadic

#8538B5 #B58538 #38B585

tetradic

#8538B5 #B54738 #68B538 #38A7B5

square

#8538B5 #B54738 #68B538 #38A7B5

split-complementary

#8538B5 #A7B538 #38B547

monochromatic

#401B58 #632A86 #8538B5 #A25DCD #BD8CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8538B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8538B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538B5

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538B5	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.192 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75cc',
    500: '#8538b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538b5;
$custom-light: #ad75cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.96,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50504,
    "c": 0.19227,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538B5

secondary

#9DC683

accent

#DC4C83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538B5

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

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