#8738BE#8738BE

#8738BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.202 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738BE
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 56.29, -56.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 79.65, 314.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.1235 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.202 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6982, 11.6972, 49.8726)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738BE #6FBE38

analogous

#4438BE #8738BE #BE38B2

triadic

#8738BE #BE8738 #38BE87

tetradic

#8738BE #BE4438 #6FBE38 #38B2BE

square

#8738BE #BE4438 #6FBE38 #38B2BE

split-complementary

#8738BE #B2BE38 #38BE44

monochromatic

#441C5F #652A8F #8738BE #A362D1 #BF92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8738BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8738BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738BE

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738BE	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1161BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.202 307.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.373,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51399,
    "c": 0.20197,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738BE

secondary

#A3CA88

accent

#DE4A87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738BE

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

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