#8738D2#8738D2

#8738D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.222 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8738D2
RGB	rgb(135, 56, 210)
HSL	hsl(271, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 73.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 60.86, -65.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 89.47, 312.86°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.12 -0.1869)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.222 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0359, 12.6324, 62.1850)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8738D2 #83D238

analogous

#3A38D2 #8738D2 #D238D0

triadic

#8738D2 #D28738 #38D287

tetradic

#8738D2 #D23A38 #83D238 #38D0D2

square

#8738D2 #D23A38 #83D238 #38D0D2

split-complementary

#8738D2 #D0D238 #38D23A

monochromatic

#491A75 #6826A7 #8738D2 #A56ADD #C39CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8738D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8738D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8738D2

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8738D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8738D2	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8738d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 56, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.222 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076e1',
    500: '#8738d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8738d2;
$custom-light: #b076e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8738d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.779,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52906,
    "c": 0.22215,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8738D2

secondary

#B2D591

accent

#E64292

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8738D2

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

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