#8738D0#8738D0

#8738D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.220 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738D0
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(271, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.05, 60.40, -64.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.05, 88.49, 313.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% 0.1204 -0.1843)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.22 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7883, 12.5333, 60.8809)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738D0 #81D038

analogous

#3B38D0 #8738D0 #D038CD

triadic

#8738D0 #D08738 #38D087

tetradic

#8738D0 #D03B38 #81D038 #38CDD0

square

#8738D0 #D03B38 #81D038 #38CDD0

split-complementary

#8738D0 #CDD038 #38D03B

monochromatic

#491B73 #6827A4 #8738D0 #A56ADC #C39BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8738D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8738D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738D0

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738D0	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.220 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076df',
    500: '#8738d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738d0;
$custom-light: #b076df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.184,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52751,
    "c": 0.22014,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738D0

secondary

#B1D391

accent

#E54391

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738D0

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

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