#8738C4#8738C4

#8738C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.208 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738C4
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.16, 57.64, -59.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.16, 82.60, 314.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1226 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.208 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3675, 11.9650, 53.3977)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738C4 #75C438

analogous

#4138C4 #8738C4 #C438BB

triadic

#8738C4 #C48738 #38C487

tetradic

#8738C4 #C44138 #75C438 #38BBC4

square

#8738C4 #C44138 #75C438 #38BBC4

split-complementary

#8738C4 #BBC438 #38C441

monochromatic

#451D65 #662A94 #8738C4 #A466D3 #C096E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8738C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8738C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738C4

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738C4	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.208 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d7',
    500: '#8738c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738c4;
$custom-light: #af75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.857,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5184,
    "c": 0.20804,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738C4

secondary

#A8CC8C

accent

#DF498A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738C4

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

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