#8A38D0#8A38D0

#8A38D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.221 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38D0
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, 60.94, -64.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 88.39, 313.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1245 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.221 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.2780, 12.7858, 60.9038)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38D0 #7ED038

analogous

#3E38D0 #8A38D0 #D038CA

triadic

#8A38D0 #D08A38 #38D08A

tetradic

#8A38D0 #D03E38 #7ED038 #38CAD0

square

#8A38D0 #D03E38 #7ED038 #38CAD0

split-complementary

#8A38D0 #CAD038 #38D03E

monochromatic

#4A1B73 #6A27A4 #8A38D0 #A76ADC #C49BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8A38D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8A38D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38D0

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38D0	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.221 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276df',
    500: '#8a38d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38d0;
$custom-light: #b276df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.368,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53108,
    "c": 0.22075,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38D0

secondary

#AFD391

accent

#E5438E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38D0

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

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