#8A38C6#8A38C6

#8A38C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.211 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38C6
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 198)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 58.68, -59.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 83.52, 314.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% 0.1263 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.211 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0863, 12.3091, 54.6275)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38C6 #74C638

analogous

#4338C6 #8A38C6 #C638BB

triadic

#8A38C6 #C68A38 #38C68A

tetradic

#8A38C6 #C64338 #74C638 #38BBC6

square

#8A38C6 #C64338 #74C638 #38BBC6

split-complementary

#8A38C6 #BBC638 #38C643

monochromatic

#471D67 #692B96 #8A38C6 #A667D4 #C297E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8A38C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8A38C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38C6

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38C6	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.211 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176d8',
    500: '#8a38c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38c6;
$custom-light: #b176d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.648,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52356,
    "c": 0.21079,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38C6

secondary

#A8CD8D

accent

#DF4988

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38C6

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

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