#8738AF#8738AF

#8738AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.187 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738AF
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.71, 52.97, -49.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.71, 72.27, 317.13°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.1252 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.187 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1423, 11.0749, 41.6784)
Luminance	0.1107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738AF #60AF38

analogous

#4C38AF #8738AF #AF389B

triadic

#8738AF #AF8738 #38AF87

tetradic

#8738AF #AF4C38 #60AF38 #389BAF

square

#8738AF #AF4C38 #60AF38 #389BAF

split-complementary

#8738AF #9BAF38 #38AF4C

monochromatic

#3F1A52 #632981 #8738AF #A45ACA #BE88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#8738AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8738AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738AF

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738AF	1.00	6.53	3.21	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82506F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.187 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75c7',
    500: '#8738af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738af;
$custom-light: #ae75c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.832,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50342,
    "c": 0.18684,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738AF

secondary

#96C380

accent

#DB4D7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738AF

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

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