#8A38B4#8A38B4

#8A38B4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.193 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38B4
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 68.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 54.71, -50.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 74.73, 317.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.1286 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.193 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1321, 11.5274, 44.3357)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38B4 #62B438

analogous

#4C38B4 #8A38B4 #B438A0

triadic

#8A38B4 #B48A38 #38B48A

tetradic

#8A38B4 #B44C38 #62B438 #38A0B4

square

#8A38B4 #B44C38 #62B438 #38A0B4

split-complementary

#8A38B4 #A0B438 #38B44C

monochromatic

#421B57 #662985 #8A38B4 #A75DCD #C08BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8A38B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A38B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38B4

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38B4	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A61B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.193 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075cb',
    500: '#8a38b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38b4;
$custom-light: #b075cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.677,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51071,
    "c": 0.19287,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38B4

secondary

#99C582

accent

#DC4C7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38B4

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

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