#8538C8#8538C8

#8538C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.212 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538C8
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, 58.18, -61.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 84.63, 313.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1192 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.212 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5100, 11.9851, 55.8125)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538C8 #7BC838

analogous

#3D38C8 #8538C8 #C838C3

triadic

#8538C8 #C88538 #38C885

tetradic

#8538C8 #C83D38 #7BC838 #38C3C8

square

#8538C8 #C83D38 #7BC838 #38C3C8

split-complementary

#8538C8 #C3C838 #38C83D

monochromatic

#451D69 #652A99 #8538C8 #A268D5 #C098E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8538C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8538C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538C8

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538C8	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.212 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75da',
    500: '#8538c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538c8;
$custom-light: #ae75da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.083,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51899,
    "c": 0.21163,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538C8

secondary

#ACCE8E

accent

#E0488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538C8

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

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