#8538B9#8538B9

#8538B9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.196 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538B9
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 185)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 69.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 54.75, -54.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 77.21, 315.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1215 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.196 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8422, 11.3180, 47.0288)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538B9 #6CB938

analogous

#4538B9 #8538B9 #B938AD

triadic

#8538B9 #B98538 #38B985

tetradic

#8538B9 #B94538 #6CB938 #38ADB9

square

#8538B9 #B94538 #6CB938 #38ADB9

split-complementary

#8538B9 #ADB938 #38B945

monochromatic

#411C5B #632A8A #8538B9 #A25FCF #BD8EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8538B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8538B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538B9

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538B9	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.196 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75cf',
    500: '#8538b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538b9;
$custom-light: #ad75cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.814,
    "s": 53.527,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50789,
    "c": 0.19635,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538B9

secondary

#A0C885

accent

#DD4B86

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538B9

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

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