#8A38C3#8A38C3

#8A38C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.208 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38C3
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 58.00, -58.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 82.05, 314.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1268 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.208 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7437, 12.1721, 52.8232)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38C3 #71C338

analogous

#4538C3 #8A38C3 #C338B6

triadic

#8A38C3 #C38A38 #38C38A

tetradic

#8A38C3 #C34538 #71C338 #38B6C3

square

#8A38C3 #C34538 #71C338 #38B6C3

split-complementary

#8A38C3 #B6C338 #38C345

monochromatic

#471D64 #682A93 #8A38C3 #A665D3 #C295E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8A38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38C3

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38C3	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A63C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.208 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176d6',
    500: '#8a38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38c3;
$custom-light: #b176d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.396,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52136,
    "c": 0.2078,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38C3

secondary

#A6CC8B

accent

#DF4986

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38C3

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

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