#8538C6#8538C6

#8538C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.210 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538C6
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 198)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.04, 57.72, -60.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.04, 83.64, 313.64°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% 0.1195 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.21 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2778, 11.8922, 54.5896)
Luminance	0.1189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538C6 #79C638

analogous

#3E38C6 #8538C6 #C638C0

triadic

#8538C6 #C68538 #38C685

tetradic

#8538C6 #C63E38 #79C638 #38C0C6

square

#8538C6 #C63E38 #79C638 #38C0C6

split-complementary

#8538C6 #C0C638 #38C63E

monochromatic

#451D67 #652B96 #8538C6 #A267D4 #BF97E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#8538C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8538C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538C6

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538C6	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.210 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75d8',
    500: '#8538c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538c6;
$custom-light: #ae75d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.535,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51748,
    "c": 0.20959,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538C6

secondary

#AACD8D

accent

#DF498E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538C6

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

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