#8538BB#8538BB

#8538BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.198 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538BB
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 55.20, -55.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 78.20, 314.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.93% 0.1212 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(50.93% 0.198 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0548, 11.4030, 48.1486)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538BB #6EBB38

analogous

#4338BB #8538BB #BB38AF

triadic

#8538BB #BB8538 #38BB85

tetradic

#8538BB #BB4338 #6EBB38 #38AFBB

square

#8538BB #BB4338 #6EBB38 #38AFBB

split-complementary

#8538BB #AFBB38 #38BB43

monochromatic

#421C5D #642A8C #8538BB #A261D0 #BE90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8538BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8538BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538BB

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538BB	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1460B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.198 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d0',
    500: '#8538bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538bb;
$custom-light: #ad75d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.267,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50934,
    "c": 0.19838,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538BB

secondary

#A2C886

accent

#DD4B87

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538BB

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

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