#8A38B5#8A38B5

#8A38B5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.194 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38B5
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 181)
HSL	hsl(279, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 69.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 54.92, -51.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 75.21, 316.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.1285 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.194 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.2343, 11.5683, 44.8741)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38B5 #63B538

analogous

#4C38B5 #8A38B5 #B538A2

triadic

#8A38B5 #B58A38 #38B58A

tetradic

#8A38B5 #B54C38 #63B538 #38A2B5

square

#8A38B5 #B54C38 #63B538 #38A2B5

split-complementary

#8A38B5 #A2B538 #38B54C

monochromatic

#431B58 #662A86 #8A38B5 #A75DCD #C08CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8A38B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A38B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38B5

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38B5	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2961B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.194 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075cc',
    500: '#8a38b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38b5;
$custom-light: #b075cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.36,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5114,
    "c": 0.19385,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38B5

secondary

#9AC683

accent

#DC4C7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38B5

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

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