#8738CB#8738CB

#8738CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.215 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738CB
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 59.24, -62.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 86.04, 313.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.1214 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.215 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1829, 12.2911, 57.6921)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738CB #7CCB38

analogous

#3D38CB #8738CB #CB38C5

triadic

#8738CB #CB8738 #38CB87

tetradic

#8738CB #CB3D38 #7CCB38 #38C5CB

square

#8738CB #CB3D38 #7CCB38 #38C5CB

split-complementary

#8738CB #C5CB38 #38CB3D

monochromatic

#471C6C #67299D #8738CB #A469D8 #C299E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8738CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8738CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738CB

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738CB	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5C7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.215 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076dc',
    500: '#8738cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738cb;
$custom-light: #b076dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.245,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52367,
    "c": 0.2151,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738CB

secondary

#ADD08F

accent

#E2468E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738CB

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

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