#8738AB#8738AB

#8738AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.183 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738AB
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(281, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.45, 52.10, -47.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.45, 70.31, 317.82°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.1255 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.183 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7553, 10.9201, 39.6400)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8738AB #5CAB38

analogous

#4D38AB #8738AB #AB3896

triadic

#8738AB #AB8738 #38AB87

tetradic

#8738AB #AB4D38 #5CAB38 #3896AB

square

#8738AB #AB4D38 #5CAB38 #3896AB

split-complementary

#8738AB #96AB38 #38AB4D

monochromatic

#3E1A4F #63297D #8738AB #A558C8 #BE86D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8738AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8738AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738AB

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738AB	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.183 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad74c5',
    500: '#8738ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738ab;
$custom-light: #ad74c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.217,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50072,
    "c": 0.18283,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738AB

secondary

#93C17D

accent

#DA4E7A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738AB

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

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