#8738C5#8738C5

#8738C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.209 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738C5
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 57.87, -59.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 83.10, 314.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.1224 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.209 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4817, 12.0106, 53.9991)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738C5 #76C538

analogous

#4138C5 #8738C5 #C538BD

triadic

#8738C5 #C58738 #38C587

tetradic

#8738C5 #C54138 #76C538 #38BDC5

square

#8738C5 #C54138 #76C538 #38BDC5

split-complementary

#8738C5 #BDC538 #38C541

monochromatic

#461D66 #662A95 #8738C5 #A467D4 #C096E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8738C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8738C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738C5

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738C5	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C597B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.209 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d7',
    500: '#8738c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738c5;
$custom-light: #af75d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.617,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51915,
    "c": 0.20904,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738C5

secondary

#A9CD8C

accent

#DF498B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738C5

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

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