#8A38CD#8A38CD

#8A38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.218 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38CD
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.22, 60.26, -62.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.22, 86.93, 313.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% 0.1251 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.218 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9124, 12.6395, 58.9784)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38CD #7BCD38

analogous

#3F38CD #8A38CD #CD38C5

triadic

#8A38CD #CD8A38 #38CD8A

tetradic

#8A38CD #CD3F38 #7BCD38 #38C5CD

square

#8A38CD #CD3F38 #7BCD38 #38C5CD

split-complementary

#8A38CD #C5CD38 #38CD3F

monochromatic

#491C6F #6A28A0 #8A38CD #A769D9 #C49AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#8A38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38CD

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38CD	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.218 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276dd',
    500: '#8a38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38cd;
$custom-light: #b276dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.02,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5288,
    "c": 0.21776,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38CD

secondary

#ADD18F

accent

#E3458C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38CD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →