#8A38BD#8A38BD

#8A38BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.202 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38BD
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.07, 56.67, -55.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.07, 79.12, 315.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.1276 -0.1563)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.202 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0789, 11.9061, 49.3219)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38BD #6BBD38

analogous

#4738BD #8A38BD #BD38AE

triadic

#8A38BD #BD8A38 #38BD8A

tetradic

#8A38BD #BD4738 #6BBD38 #38AEBD

square

#8A38BD #BD4738 #6BBD38 #38AEBD

split-complementary

#8A38BD #AEBD38 #38BD47

monochromatic

#451C5F #682A8E #8A38BD #A662D0 #C191DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#8A38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8A38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38BD

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38BD	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C62BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.202 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d2',
    500: '#8a38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38bd;
$custom-light: #b175d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.992,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51702,
    "c": 0.20181,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38BD

secondary

#A1C987

accent

#DE4A83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38BD

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

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