#8738CA#8738CA

#8738CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.214 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738CA
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 59.01, -61.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 85.55, 313.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.1216 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.214 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0641, 12.2436, 57.0665)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738CA #7BCA38

analogous

#3E38CA #8738CA #CA38C4

triadic

#8738CA #CA8738 #38CA87

tetradic

#8738CA #CA3E38 #7BCA38 #38C4CA

square

#8738CA #CA3E38 #7BCA38 #38C4CA

split-complementary

#8738CA #C4CA38 #38CA3E

monochromatic

#471D6B #67299B #8738CA #A468D7 #C199E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8738CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8738CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738CA

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738CA	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.214 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af76db',
    500: '#8738ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738ca;
$custom-light: #af76db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.466,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52291,
    "c": 0.21409,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738CA

secondary

#ACCF8E

accent

#E1478E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738CA

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

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