#8738C8#8738C8

#8738C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.212 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738C8
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 58.56, -61.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 84.57, 313.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1219 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.212 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8288, 12.1495, 55.8275)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738C8 #79C838

analogous

#3F38C8 #8738C8 #C838C1

triadic

#8738C8 #C88738 #38C887

tetradic

#8738C8 #C83F38 #79C838 #38C1C8

square

#8738C8 #C83F38 #79C838 #38C1C8

split-complementary

#8738C8 #C1C838 #38C83F

monochromatic

#461D69 #672A99 #8738C8 #A468D5 #C198E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8738C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8738C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738C8

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738C8	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.212 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76da',
    500: '#8738c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738c8;
$custom-light: #af76da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.917,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5214,
    "c": 0.21206,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738C8

secondary

#ABCE8E

accent

#E0488D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738C8

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

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