#8738C6#8738C6

#8738C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.210 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738C6
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 198)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 58.10, -60.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 83.59, 314.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1223 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.21 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5966, 12.0566, 54.6045)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738C6 #77C638

analogous

#4038C6 #8738C6 #C638BE

triadic

#8738C6 #C68738 #38C687

tetradic

#8738C6 #C64038 #77C638 #38BEC6

square

#8738C6 #C64038 #77C638 #38BEC6

split-complementary

#8738C6 #BEC638 #38C640

monochromatic

#461D67 #662B96 #8738C6 #A467D4 #C097E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8738C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8738C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738C6

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738C6	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.210 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75d8',
    500: '#8738c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738c6;
$custom-light: #af75d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.38,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51989,
    "c": 0.21005,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738C6

secondary

#A9CD8D

accent

#DF498B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738C6

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

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