#8538BD#8538BD

#8538BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.200 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538BD
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 55.66, -56.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 79.19, 314.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% 0.121 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.2 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2704, 11.4893, 49.2840)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538BD #70BD38

analogous

#4238BD #8538BD #BD38B2

triadic

#8538BD #BD8538 #38BD85

tetradic

#8538BD #BD4238 #70BD38 #38B2BD

square

#8538BD #BD4238 #70BD38 #38B2BD

split-complementary

#8538BD #B2BD38 #38BD42

monochromatic

#431C5F #642A8E #8538BD #A262D0 #BE91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8538BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8538BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538BD

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538BD	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D60BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.200 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d2',
    500: '#8538bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538bd;
$custom-light: #ad75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.737,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51079,
    "c": 0.20042,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538BD

secondary

#A3C987

accent

#DE4A88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538BD

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

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