#8738BC#8738BC

#8738BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.200 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738BC
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 55.84, -55.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 78.67, 315.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.1238 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.2 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4811, 11.6104, 48.7293)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738BC #6DBC38

analogous

#4538BC #8738BC #BC38AF

triadic

#8738BC #BC8738 #38BC87

tetradic

#8738BC #BC4538 #6DBC38 #38AFBC

square

#8738BC #BC4538 #6DBC38 #38AFBC

split-complementary

#8738BC #AFBC38 #38BC45

monochromatic

#431C5E #652A8D #8738BC #A461D0 #BF90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8738BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8738BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738BC

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738BC	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1761B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.200 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae75d1',
    500: '#8738bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738bc;
$custom-light: #ae75d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.909,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51255,
    "c": 0.19995,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738BC

secondary

#A1C987

accent

#DD4A85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738BC

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

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