#8A38D1#8A38D1

#8A38D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.222 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38D1
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 209)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 73.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 61.17, -64.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 88.88, 313.49°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.1243 -0.1836)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.222 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4014, 12.8351, 61.5538)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38D1 #7FD138

analogous

#3E38D1 #8A38D1 #D138CB

triadic

#8A38D1 #D18A38 #38D18A

tetradic

#8A38D1 #D13E38 #7FD138 #38CBD1

square

#8A38D1 #D13E38 #7FD138 #38CBD1

split-complementary

#8A38D1 #CBD138 #38D13E

monochromatic

#4B1B74 #6A26A6 #8A38D1 #A76ADC #C49BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A38D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A38D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38D1

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38D1	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.222 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276e0',
    500: '#8a38d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38d1;
$custom-light: #b276e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.157,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53184,
    "c": 0.22174,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38D1

secondary

#B0D491

accent

#E6428E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38D1

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

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