#8738AD#8738AD

#8738AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.185 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738AD
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(281, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.58, 52.53, -48.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.58, 71.29, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% 0.1253 -0.1358)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.185 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9473, 10.9969, 40.6516)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8738AD #5EAD38

analogous

#4D38AD #8738AD #AD3899

triadic

#8738AD #AD8738 #38AD87

tetradic

#8738AD #AD4D38 #5EAD38 #3899AD

square

#8738AD #AD4D38 #5EAD38 #3899AD

split-complementary

#8738AD #99AD38 #38AD4D

monochromatic

#3F1A51 #63297F #8738AD #A559C9 #BE87D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#8738AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8738AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738AD

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738AD	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.185 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75c6',
    500: '#8738ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738ad;
$custom-light: #ae75c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.513,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50206,
    "c": 0.18484,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738AD

secondary

#95C27F

accent

#DB4D7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738AD

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

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