#8B38AE#8B38AE

#8B38AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.187 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38AE
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(282, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 53.65, -47.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 71.82, 318.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.8% 0.1304 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(50.8% 0.187 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7003, 11.3739, 41.1938)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38AE #5BAE38

analogous

#5038AE #8B38AE #AE3896

triadic

#8B38AE #AE8B38 #38AE8B

tetradic

#8B38AE #AE5038 #5BAE38 #3896AE

square

#8B38AE #AE5038 #5BAE38 #3896AE

split-complementary

#8B38AE #96AE38 #38AE50

monochromatic

#411A51 #662980 #8B38AE #A859CA #C188D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8B38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8B38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38AE

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38AE	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3261AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.187 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075c7',
    500: '#8b38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38ae;
$custom-light: #b075c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.203,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50795,
    "c": 0.18728,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38AE

secondary

#93C37F

accent

#DB4D77

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38AE

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

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