#8738C9#8738C9

#8738C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.213 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738C9
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 58.78, -61.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 85.06, 313.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1217 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.213 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9461, 12.1964, 56.4450)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738C9 #7AC938

analogous

#3F38C9 #8738C9 #C938C2

triadic

#8738C9 #C98738 #38C987

tetradic

#8738C9 #C93F38 #7AC938 #38C2C9

square

#8738C9 #C93F38 #7AC938 #38C2C9

split-complementary

#8738C9 #C2C938 #38C93F

monochromatic

#471D6A #672A9A #8738C9 #A468D6 #C198E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8738C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8738C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738C9

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738C9	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.213 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76da',
    500: '#8738c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738c9;
$custom-light: #af76da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.69,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52215,
    "c": 0.21308,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738C9

secondary

#ACCF8E

accent

#E1478D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738C9

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

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