#8B38AD#8B38AD

#8B38AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.186 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38AD
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(283, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 53.44, -47.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 71.33, 318.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.73% 0.1305 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(50.73% 0.186 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6032, 11.3351, 40.6823)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38AD #5AAD38

analogous

#5038AD #8B38AD #AD3895

triadic

#8B38AD #AD8B38 #38AD8B

tetradic

#8B38AD #AD5038 #5AAD38 #3895AD

square

#8B38AD #AD5038 #5AAD38 #3895AD

split-complementary

#8B38AD #95AD38 #38AD50

monochromatic

#411A51 #66297F #8B38AD #A959C9 #C187D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8B38AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8B38AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38AD

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38AD	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3361AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.186 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075c6',
    500: '#8b38ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38ad;
$custom-light: #b075c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.564,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50729,
    "c": 0.1863,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38AD

secondary

#92C27F

accent

#DB4D76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38AD

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

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