#8738CD#8738CD

#8738CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.217 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738CD
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 59.70, -63.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 87.02, 313.32°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% 0.121 -0.1803)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.217 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4227, 12.3871, 58.9554)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738CD #7ECD38

analogous

#3C38CD #8738CD #CD38C8

triadic

#8738CD #CD8738 #38CD87

tetradic

#8738CD #CD3C38 #7ECD38 #38C8CD

square

#8738CD #CD3C38 #7ECD38 #38C8CD

split-complementary

#8738CD #C8CD38 #38CD3C

monochromatic

#481C6F #6828A0 #8738CD #A469D9 #C29AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8738CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8738CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738CD

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738CD	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.217 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076dd',
    500: '#8738cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738cd;
$custom-light: #b076dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.812,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5252,
    "c": 0.21711,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738CD

secondary

#AED18F

accent

#E3458F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738CD

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

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