#8738AA#8738AA

#8738AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.182 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738AA
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.38, 51.89, -46.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.38, 69.82, 318.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% 0.1255 -0.1315)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.182 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6603, 10.8821, 39.1399)
Luminance	0.1088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738AA #5BAA38

analogous

#4E38AA #8738AA #AA3894

triadic

#8738AA #AA8738 #38AA87

tetradic

#8738AA #AA4E38 #5BAA38 #3894AA

square

#8738AA #AA4E38 #5BAA38 #3894AA

split-complementary

#8738AA #94AA38 #38AA4E

monochromatic

#3E1A4E #62297C #8738AA #A557C8 #BE85D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#8738AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8738AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738AA

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738AA	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.182 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad74c4',
    500: '#8738aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738aa;
$custom-light: #ad74c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.579,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50005,
    "c": 0.18183,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738AA

secondary

#92C17D

accent

#DA4E79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738AA

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

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