#8538CA#8538CA

#8538CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.214 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538CA
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 58.64, -62.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 85.61, 313.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% 0.1188 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.214 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7452, 12.0792, 57.0516)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538CA #7DCA38

analogous

#3C38CA #8538CA #CA38C6

triadic

#8538CA #CA8538 #38CA85

tetradic

#8538CA #CA3C38 #7DCA38 #38C6CA

square

#8538CA #CA3C38 #7DCA38 #38C6CA

split-complementary

#8538CA #C6CA38 #38CA3C

monochromatic

#461D6B #66299B #8538CA #A368D7 #C099E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8538CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8538CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538CA

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538CA	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.214 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75db',
    500: '#8538ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538ca;
$custom-light: #ae75db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.644,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52052,
    "c": 0.21366,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538CA

secondary

#ADCF8E

accent

#E14790

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538CA

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

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