#8738BF#8738BF

#8738BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.203 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738BF
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 56.51, -56.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 80.14, 314.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.1234 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.203 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8078, 11.7411, 50.4502)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738BF #70BF38

analogous

#4338BF #8738BF #BF38B3

triadic

#8738BF #BF8738 #38BF87

tetradic

#8738BF #BF4338 #70BF38 #38B3BF

square

#8738BF #BF4338 #70BF38 #38B3BF

split-complementary

#8738BF #B3BF38 #38BF43

monochromatic

#441C60 #662A90 #8738BF #A363D1 #BF92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8738BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8738BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738BF

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738BF	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E61BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.203 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d3',
    500: '#8738bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738bf;
$custom-light: #af75d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.111,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51472,
    "c": 0.20298,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738BF

secondary

#A4CA89

accent

#DE4A87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738BF

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

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