#8538BF#8538BF

#8538BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.202 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538BF
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 56.11, -57.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 80.18, 314.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1207 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.202 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4890, 11.5767, 50.4353)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538BF #72BF38

analogous

#4138BF #8538BF #BF38B5

triadic

#8538BF #BF8538 #38BF85

tetradic

#8538BF #BF4138 #72BF38 #38B5BF

square

#8538BF #BF4138 #72BF38 #38B5BF

split-complementary

#8538BF #B5BF38 #38BF41

monochromatic

#431C60 #642A90 #8538BF #A263D1 #BE92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8538BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8538BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538BF

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538BF	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0560BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.202 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d3',
    500: '#8538bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538bf;
$custom-light: #ad75d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.222,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51226,
    "c": 0.20245,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538BF

secondary

#A5CA89

accent

#DE4A89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538BF

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

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