#8738B4#8738B4

#8738B4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.192 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738B4
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(278, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 68.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.04, 54.06, -51.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.04, 74.73, 316.34°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.1247 -0.1458)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.192 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6425, 11.2750, 44.3127)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738B4 #65B438

analogous

#4938B4 #8738B4 #B438A3

triadic

#8738B4 #B48738 #38B487

tetradic

#8738B4 #B44938 #65B438 #38A3B4

square

#8738B4 #B44938 #65B438 #38A3B4

split-complementary

#8738B4 #A3B438 #38B449

monochromatic

#411B57 #642985 #8738B4 #A45DCD #BE8BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8738B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8738B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738B4

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738B4	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2660B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.192 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75cb',
    500: '#8738b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738b4;
$custom-light: #ae75cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.226,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50687,
    "c": 0.19188,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738B4

secondary

#9BC582

accent

#DC4C80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738B4

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

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