#8538C3#8538C3

#8538C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.207 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538C3
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 57.03, -59.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 82.16, 313.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.12 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.207 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.9352, 11.7552, 52.7853)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538C3 #76C338

analogous

#3F38C3 #8538C3 #C338BC

triadic

#8538C3 #C38538 #38C385

tetradic

#8538C3 #C33F38 #76C338 #38BCC3

square

#8538C3 #C33F38 #76C338 #38BCC3

split-complementary

#8538C3 #BCC338 #38C33F

monochromatic

#441D64 #652A93 #8538C3 #A265D3 #BF95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8538C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8538C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538C3

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538C3	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.207 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75d6',
    500: '#8538c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538c3;
$custom-light: #ae75d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.237,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51522,
    "c": 0.20654,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538C3

secondary

#A8CC8B

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538C3

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

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