#8538D2#8538D2

#8538D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.222 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8538D2
RGB	rgb(133, 56, 210)
HSL	hsl(270, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 73.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.95, 60.51, -66.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.95, 89.55, 312.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.67% 0.1173 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(52.67% 0.222 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.7171, 12.4679, 62.1700)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8538D2 #85D238

analogous

#3838D2 #8538D2 #D238D2

triadic

#8538D2 #D28538 #38D285

tetradic

#8538D2 #D23838 #85D238 #38D2D2

square

#8538D2 #D23838 #85D238 #38D2D2

split-complementary

#8538D2 #D2D238 #38D238

monochromatic

#481A75 #6626A7 #8538D2 #A46ADD #C29CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8538D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8538D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8538D2

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8538D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8538D2	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8538d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 56, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.222 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76e1',
    500: '#8538d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8538d2;
$custom-light: #af76e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8538d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52672,
    "c": 0.22178,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8538D2

secondary

#B3D591

accent

#E64294

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8538D2

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

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