#8538B8#8538B8

#8538B8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.195 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538B8
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(276, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.04, 54.53, -53.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.04, 76.72, 315.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% 0.1216 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.195 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7370, 11.2759, 46.4748)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538B8 #6BB838

analogous

#4538B8 #8538B8 #B838AB

triadic

#8538B8 #B88538 #38B885

tetradic

#8538B8 #B84538 #6BB838 #38ABB8

square

#8538B8 #B84538 #6BB838 #38ABB8

split-complementary

#8538B8 #ABB838 #38B845

monochromatic

#411B5A #632A89 #8538B8 #A25FCE #BD8EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8538B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8538B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538B8

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538B8	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.195 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75ce',
    500: '#8538b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538b8;
$custom-light: #ad75ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.094,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50718,
    "c": 0.19533,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538B8

secondary

#9FC785

accent

#DD4B85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538B8

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

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