#8738B3#8738B3

#8738B3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.191 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738B3
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 179)
HSL	hsl(279, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 68.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 53.84, -51.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 74.24, 316.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% 0.1248 -0.1444)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.191 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5410, 11.2344, 43.7781)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738B3 #64B338

analogous

#4A38B3 #8738B3 #B338A1

triadic

#8738B3 #B38738 #38B387

tetradic

#8738B3 #B34A38 #64B338 #38A1B3

square

#8738B3 #B34A38 #64B338 #38A1B3

split-complementary

#8738B3 #A1B338 #38B34A

monochromatic

#411B56 #642984 #8738B3 #A45CCC #BE8BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8738B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8738B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738B3

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738B3	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2760B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.191 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75ca',
    500: '#8738b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738b3;
$custom-light: #ae75ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.537,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50617,
    "c": 0.19087,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738B3

secondary

#9AC582

accent

#DC4C7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738B3

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

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