#8538C2#8538C2

#8538C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.206 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538C2
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 56.80, -58.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 81.66, 314.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.1202 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.206 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8225, 11.7101, 52.1918)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538C2 #75C238

analogous

#4038C2 #8538C2 #C238BA

triadic

#8538C2 #C28538 #38C285

tetradic

#8538C2 #C24038 #75C238 #38BAC2

square

#8538C2 #C24038 #75C238 #38BAC2

split-complementary

#8538C2 #BAC238 #38C240

monochromatic

#441D63 #642A93 #8538C2 #A265D2 #BF94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8538C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8538C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538C2

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538C2	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.206 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75d5',
    500: '#8538c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538c2;
$custom-light: #ae75d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.478,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51448,
    "c": 0.20552,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538C2

secondary

#A7CB8A

accent

#DF498B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538C2

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

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