#8A38C9#8A38C9

#8A38C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.214 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38C9
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.3%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 59.35, -60.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 84.98, 314.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.58% 0.1258 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(52.58% 0.214 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4357, 12.4489, 56.4679)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38C9 #77C938

analogous

#4138C9 #8A38C9 #C938BF

triadic

#8A38C9 #C98A38 #38C98A

tetradic

#8A38C9 #C94138 #77C938 #38BFC9

square

#8A38C9 #C94138 #77C938 #38BFC9

split-complementary

#8A38C9 #BFC938 #38C941

monochromatic

#481D6A #692A9A #8A38C9 #A668D6 #C398E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8A38C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8A38C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38C9

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38C9	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.214 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176da',
    500: '#8a38c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38c9;
$custom-light: #b176da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.931,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52579,
    "c": 0.21378,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38C9

secondary

#AACF8E

accent

#E1478A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38C9

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

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