#8538BC#8538BC

#8538BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.199 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538BC
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 55.43, -55.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 78.69, 314.78°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% 0.1211 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.199 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1622, 11.4460, 48.7143)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538BC #6FBC38

analogous

#4338BC #8538BC #BC38B1

triadic

#8538BC #BC8538 #38BC85

tetradic

#8538BC #BC4338 #6FBC38 #38B1BC

square

#8538BC #BC4338 #6FBC38 #38B1BC

split-complementary

#8538BC #B1BC38 #38BC43

monochromatic

#421C5E #642A8D #8538BC #A261D0 #BE90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8538BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8538BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538BC

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538BC	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1160B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.199 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d1',
    500: '#8538bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538bc;
$custom-light: #ad75d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51006,
    "c": 0.1994,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538BC

secondary

#A2C987

accent

#DD4A88

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538BC

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

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