#8738BB#8738BB

#8738BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.199 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738BB
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 55.61, -54.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 78.17, 315.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.1239 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.199 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3737, 11.5674, 48.1635)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738BB #6CBB38

analogous

#4538BB #8738BB #BB38AD

triadic

#8738BB #BB8738 #38BB87

tetradic

#8738BB #BB4538 #6CBB38 #38ADBB

square

#8738BB #BB4538 #6CBB38 #38ADBB

split-complementary

#8738BB #ADBB38 #38BB45

monochromatic

#431C5D #652A8C #8738BB #A461D0 #BF90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8738BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8738BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738BB

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738BB	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1960B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.199 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75d0',
    500: '#8738bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738bb;
$custom-light: #ae75d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.183,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51183,
    "c": 0.19894,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738BB

secondary

#A1C886

accent

#DD4B85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738BB

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

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