#8738C7#8738C7

#8738C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.211 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738C7
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 199)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 58.33, -60.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 84.08, 313.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.1221 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.211 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7124, 12.1029, 55.2140)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738C7 #78C738

analogous

#4038C7 #8738C7 #C738BF

triadic

#8738C7 #C78738 #38C787

tetradic

#8738C7 #C74038 #78C738 #38BFC7

square

#8738C7 #C74038 #78C738 #38BFC7

split-complementary

#8738C7 #BFC738 #38C740

monochromatic

#461D67 #672B97 #8738C7 #A468D4 #C198E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8738C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8738C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738C7

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738C7	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.211 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76d9',
    500: '#8738c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738c7;
$custom-light: #af76d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.147,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52064,
    "c": 0.21106,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738C7

secondary

#AACD8D

accent

#DF488C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738C7

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

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