#8538CC#8538CC

#8538CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.216 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538CC
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 59.11, -63.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 86.60, 313.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1185 -0.1803)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.216 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9836, 12.1745, 58.3068)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538CC #7FCC38

analogous

#3B38CC #8538CC #CC38C9

triadic

#8538CC #CC8538 #38CC85

tetradic

#8538CC #CC3B38 #7FCC38 #38C9CC

square

#8538CC #CC3B38 #7FCC38 #38C9CC

split-complementary

#8538CC #C9CC38 #38CC3B

monochromatic

#461C6E #66299E #8538CC #A369D8 #C199E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8538CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8538CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538CC

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538CC	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.216 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae76dc',
    500: '#8538cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538cc;
$custom-light: #ae76dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.216,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52205,
    "c": 0.21569,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538CC

secondary

#AFD18F

accent

#E24591

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538CC

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

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