#8738B0#8738B0

#8738B0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.188 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738B0
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 176)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 68.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 53.19, -49.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 72.76, 316.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.41% 0.1251 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(50.41% 0.188 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2409, 11.1143, 42.1976)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738B0 #61B038

analogous

#4B38B0 #8738B0 #B0389D

triadic

#8738B0 #B08738 #38B087

tetradic

#8738B0 #B04B38 #61B038 #389DB0

square

#8738B0 #B04B38 #61B038 #389DB0

split-complementary

#8738B0 #9DB038 #38B04B

monochromatic

#401A53 #632982 #8738B0 #A45BCB #BE89D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8738B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8738B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738B0

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738B0	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82516F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.188 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75c8',
    500: '#8738b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738b0;
$custom-light: #ae75c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.5,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5041,
    "c": 0.18785,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738B0

secondary

#97C480

accent

#DB4D7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738B0

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

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