#8A38C8#8A38C8

#8A38C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.213 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38C8
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 59.12, -60.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 84.49, 314.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.5% 0.126 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(52.5% 0.213 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3185, 12.4020, 55.8504)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38C8 #76C838

analogous

#4238C8 #8A38C8 #C838BE

triadic

#8A38C8 #C88A38 #38C88A

tetradic

#8A38C8 #C84238 #76C838 #38BEC8

square

#8A38C8 #C84238 #76C838 #38BEC8

split-complementary

#8A38C8 #BEC838 #38C842

monochromatic

#481D69 #692A99 #8A38C8 #A668D5 #C298E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8A38C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A38C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38C8

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38C8	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.213 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176da',
    500: '#8a38c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38c8;
$custom-light: #b176da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.167,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52504,
    "c": 0.21278,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38C8

secondary

#A9CE8E

accent

#E04889

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38C8

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

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