#8738CC#8738CC

#8738CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.216 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738CC
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, 59.47, -62.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 86.53, 313.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.1212 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.216 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3024, 12.3389, 58.3217)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738CC #7DCC38

analogous

#3D38CC #8738CC #CC38C7

triadic

#8738CC #CC8738 #38CC87

tetradic

#8738CC #CC3D38 #7DCC38 #38C7CC

square

#8738CC #CC3D38 #7DCC38 #38C7CC

split-complementary

#8738CC #C7CC38 #38CC3D

monochromatic

#481C6E #67299E #8738CC #A469D8 #C299E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8738CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8738CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738CC

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738CC	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.216 304.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.027,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52443,
    "c": 0.2161,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738CC

secondary

#AED18F

accent

#E2458F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738CC

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

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