#8A38BC#8A38BC

#8A38BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.201 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38BC
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.00, 56.45, -54.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.00, 78.63, 315.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1278 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.201 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.9707, 11.8629, 48.7522)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38BC #6ABC38

analogous

#4838BC #8A38BC #BC38AC

triadic

#8A38BC #BC8A38 #38BC8A

tetradic

#8A38BC #BC4838 #6ABC38 #38ACBC

square

#8A38BC #BC4838 #6ABC38 #38ACBC

split-complementary

#8A38BC #ACBC38 #38BC48

monochromatic

#451C5E #672A8D #8A38BC #A661D0 #C190DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8A38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38BC

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38BC	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E62B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.201 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075d1',
    500: '#8a38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38bc;
$custom-light: #b075d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.273,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51631,
    "c": 0.20082,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38BC

secondary

#A0C987

accent

#DD4A82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38BC

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

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