#8738B9#8738B9

#8738B9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.197 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738B9
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 185)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 69.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 55.17, -53.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 77.19, 315.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% 0.1242 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.197 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1610, 11.4824, 47.0438)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738B9 #6AB938

analogous

#4638B9 #8738B9 #B938AB

triadic

#8738B9 #B98738 #38B987

tetradic

#8738B9 #B94638 #6AB938 #38ABB9

square

#8738B9 #B94638 #6AB938 #38ABB9

split-complementary

#8738B9 #ABB938 #38B946

monochromatic

#421C5B #652A8A #8738B9 #A45FCF #BF8EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8738B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8738B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738B9

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738B9	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D60B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.197 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75cf',
    500: '#8738b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738b9;
$custom-light: #ae75cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.744,
    "s": 53.527,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5104,
    "c": 0.19692,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738B9

secondary

#9FC885

accent

#DD4B83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738B9

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

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