#8538BE#8538BE

#8538BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.201 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538BE
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 55.89, -56.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 79.68, 314.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.1208 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.201 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3793, 11.5328, 49.8577)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538BE #71BE38

analogous

#4238BE #8538BE #BE38B4

triadic

#8538BE #BE8538 #38BE85

tetradic

#8538BE #BE4238 #71BE38 #38B4BE

square

#8538BE #BE4238 #71BE38 #38B4BE

split-complementary

#8538BE #B4BE38 #38BE42

monochromatic

#431C5F #642A8F #8538BE #A262D1 #BE92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8538BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8538BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538BE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538BE	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0960BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.201 306.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.478,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51152,
    "c": 0.20144,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538BE

secondary

#A4CA88

accent

#DE4A89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538BE

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

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