#8738C0#8738C0

#8738C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.204 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738C0
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 56.74, -57.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 80.64, 314.72°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1232 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.204 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9183, 11.7853, 51.0317)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738C0 #71C038

analogous

#4338C0 #8738C0 #C038B5

triadic

#8738C0 #C08738 #38C087

tetradic

#8738C0 #C04338 #71C038 #38B5C0

square

#8738C0 #C04338 #71C038 #38B5C0

split-complementary

#8738C0 #B5C038 #38C043

monochromatic

#441C61 #662A91 #8738C0 #A464D2 #BF93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8738C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8738C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738C0

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738C0	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0961BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.204 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d4',
    500: '#8738c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738c0;
$custom-light: #af75d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.853,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51545,
    "c": 0.20399,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738C0

secondary

#A5CB89

accent

#DE4A88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738C0

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

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