#8738C3#8738C3

#8738C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.207 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738C3
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 57.42, -58.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 82.11, 314.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.1228 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.207 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.2540, 11.9196, 52.8002)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738C3 #74C338

analogous

#4238C3 #8738C3 #C338BA

triadic

#8738C3 #C38738 #38C387

tetradic

#8738C3 #C34238 #74C338 #38BAC3

square

#8738C3 #C34238 #74C338 #38BAC3

split-complementary

#8738C3 #BAC338 #38C342

monochromatic

#451D64 #662A93 #8738C3 #A465D3 #C095E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#8738C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8738C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738C3

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738C3	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.207 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d6',
    500: '#8738c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738c3;
$custom-light: #af75d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.101,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51766,
    "c": 0.20703,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738C3

secondary

#A7CC8B

accent

#DF498A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738C3

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

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