#8A38B0#8A38B0

#8A38B0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.189 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38B0
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 176)
HSL	hsl(281, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 68.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 53.85, -48.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 72.78, 317.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.8% 0.129 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(50.8% 0.189 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7305, 11.3668, 42.2205)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38B0 #5EB038

analogous

#4E38B0 #8A38B0 #B0389A

triadic

#8A38B0 #B08A38 #38B08A

tetradic

#8A38B0 #B04E38 #5EB038 #389AB0

square

#8A38B0 #B04E38 #5EB038 #389AB0

split-complementary

#8A38B0 #9AB038 #38B04E

monochromatic

#411A53 #662982 #8A38B0 #A75BCB #C089D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8A38B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A38B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38B0

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38B0	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F61AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86506F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.189 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075c8',
    500: '#8a38b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38b0;
$custom-light: #b075c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50799,
    "c": 0.1889,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38B0

secondary

#96C480

accent

#DB4D7A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38B0

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

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