#8738B2#8738B2

#8738B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.190 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738B2
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(279, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 53.62, -50.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 73.75, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(50.55% 0.1249 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(50.55% 0.19 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4402, 11.1941, 43.2474)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738B2 #63B238

analogous

#4A38B2 #8738B2 #B238A0

triadic

#8738B2 #B28738 #38B287

tetradic

#8738B2 #B24A38 #63B238 #38A0B2

square

#8738B2 #B24A38 #63B238 #38A0B2

split-complementary

#8738B2 #A0B238 #38B24A

monochromatic

#401B55 #642983 #8738B2 #A45CCC #BE8ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8738B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8738B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738B2

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738B2	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.190 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75ca',
    500: '#8738b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738b2;
$custom-light: #ae75ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.852,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50548,
    "c": 0.18986,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738B2

secondary

#99C581

accent

#DC4C7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738B2

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

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