#8738AC#8738AC

#8738AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.184 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738AC
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 172)
HSL	hsl(281, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 67.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.51, 52.32, -47.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.51, 70.80, 317.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% 0.1254 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.184 313)
XYZ	xyz(18.8509, 10.9583, 40.1439)
Luminance	0.1096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8738AC #5DAC38

analogous

#4D38AC #8738AC #AC3897

triadic

#8738AC #AC8738 #38AC87

tetradic

#8738AC #AC4D38 #5DAC38 #3897AC

square

#8738AC #AC4D38 #5DAC38 #3897AC

split-complementary

#8738AC #97AC38 #38AC4D

monochromatic

#3F1A50 #63297E #8738AC #A558C9 #BE87D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8738AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8738AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738AC

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738AC	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5FA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.184 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75c5',
    500: '#8738ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738ac;
$custom-light: #ae75c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.862,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50139,
    "c": 0.18383,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.10958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738AC

secondary

#94C27E

accent

#DA4D7A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738AC

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

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