#8538C4#8538C4

#8538C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.208 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538C4
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 57.26, -59.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 82.65, 313.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.1199 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.208 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.0486, 11.8006, 53.3827)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538C4 #77C438

analogous

#3F38C4 #8538C4 #C438BD

triadic

#8538C4 #C48538 #38C485

tetradic

#8538C4 #C43F38 #77C438 #38BDC4

square

#8538C4 #C43F38 #77C438 #38BDC4

split-complementary

#8538C4 #BDC438 #38C43F

monochromatic

#441D65 #652A94 #8538C4 #A266D3 #BF96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8538C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8538C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538C4

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538C4	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.208 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75d7',
    500: '#8538c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538c4;
$custom-light: #ae75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51597,
    "c": 0.20755,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538C4

secondary

#A9CC8C

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538C4

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

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