#8A38CF#8A38CF
#8A38CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.220 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A38CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 56, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.36, 60.71, -63.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.36, 87.91, 313.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.03% 0.1247 -0.1809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.03% 0.22 304.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1553, 12.7367, 60.2579) |
| Luminance | 0.1274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.77
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 2.82
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.50
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.61
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.46
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A38CF #7DCF38
analogous
#3F38CF #8A38CF #CF38C9
triadic
#8A38CF #CF8A38 #38CF8A
tetradic
#8A38CF #CF3F38 #7DCF38 #38C9CF
square
#8A38CF #CF3F38 #7DCF38 #38C9CF
split-complementary
#8A38CF #C9CF38 #38CF3F
monochromatic
#4A1B71 #6A27A3 #8A38CF #A769DB #C49BE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#8A38CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#8A38CF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A38CF
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A38CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A38CF | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0062D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0064CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D5D81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a38cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.220 304.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b276df',
500: '#8a38cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a38cf; $custom-light: #b276df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a38cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 56,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.583,
"s": 61.134,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53031,
"c": 0.21975,
"h": 304.6
},
"luminance": 0.12737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A38CF
secondary
#AFD390
accent
#E4448D
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#110915
muted
#807B83