#8A38CB#8A38CB

#8A38CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.216 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38CB
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.07, 59.80, -61.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.07, 85.96, 314.08°)
OKLab	oklab(52.73% 0.1255 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(52.73% 0.216 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.6725, 12.5436, 57.7151)
Luminance	0.1254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38CB #79CB38

analogous

#4038CB #8A38CB #CB38C3

triadic

#8A38CB #CB8A38 #38CB8A

tetradic

#8A38CB #CB4038 #79CB38 #38C3CB

square

#8A38CB #CB4038 #79CB38 #38C3CB

split-complementary

#8A38CB #C3CB38 #38CB40

monochromatic

#491C6C #6A299D #8A38CB #A769D8 #C399E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8A38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8A38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38CB

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38CB	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.216 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276dc',
    500: '#8a38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38cb;
$custom-light: #b276dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.469,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52729,
    "c": 0.21577,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38CB

secondary

#ACD08F

accent

#E2468B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38CB

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

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