#8738BD#8738BD

#8738BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.201 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738BD
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 56.06, -55.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 79.16, 315.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1236 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.201 308)
XYZ	xyz(20.5892, 11.6537, 49.2990)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738BD #6EBD38

analogous

#4438BD #8738BD #BD38B0

triadic

#8738BD #BD8738 #38BD87

tetradic

#8738BD #BD4438 #6EBD38 #38B0BD

square

#8738BD #BD4438 #6EBD38 #38B0BD

split-complementary

#8738BD #B0BD38 #38BD44

monochromatic

#441C5F #652A8E #8738BD #A362D0 #BF91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8738BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8738BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738BD

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738BD	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1461BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.201 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d2',
    500: '#8738bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738bd;
$custom-light: #af75d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.639,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51327,
    "c": 0.20096,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.11653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738BD

secondary

#A2C987

accent

#DE4A86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738BD

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

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