#8538C7#8538C7

#8538C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.211 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538C7
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.12, 57.95, -60.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.12, 84.13, 313.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% 0.1194 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.211 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3935, 11.9385, 55.1991)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538C7 #7AC738

analogous

#3E38C7 #8538C7 #C738C1

triadic

#8538C7 #C78538 #38C785

tetradic

#8538C7 #C73E38 #7AC738 #38C1C7

square

#8538C7 #C73E38 #7AC738 #38C1C7

split-complementary

#8538C7 #C1C738 #38C73E

monochromatic

#451D67 #652B97 #8538C7 #A268D4 #C098E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8538C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8538C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538C7

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538C7	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.211 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75d9',
    500: '#8538c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538c7;
$custom-light: #ae75d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51823,
    "c": 0.2106,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538C7

secondary

#ABCD8D

accent

#DF488E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538C7

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

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