#8538C0#8538C0

#8538C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.203 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538C0
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 56.34, -57.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 80.67, 314.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.1205 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.203 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.5994, 11.6209, 51.0168)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538C0 #73C038

analogous

#4138C0 #8538C0 #C038B7

triadic

#8538C0 #C08538 #38C085

tetradic

#8538C0 #C04138 #73C038 #38B7C0

square

#8538C0 #C04138 #73C038 #38B7C0

split-complementary

#8538C0 #B7C038 #38C041

monochromatic

#431C61 #642A91 #8538C0 #A264D2 #BE93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8538C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8538C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538C0

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538C0	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.203 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad75d4',
    500: '#8538c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538c0;
$custom-light: #ad75d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.971,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.513,
    "c": 0.20348,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538C0

secondary

#A6CB89

accent

#DE4A8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538C0

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

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