#8B38B7#8B38B7

#8B38B7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.196 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38B7
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 183)
HSL	hsl(279, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 69.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 55.57, -52.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 76.19, 316.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.1296 -0.1472)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.196 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6073, 11.7367, 45.9704)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38B7 #64B738

analogous

#4C38B7 #8B38B7 #B738A3

triadic

#8B38B7 #B78B38 #38B78B

tetradic

#8B38B7 #B74C38 #64B738 #38A3B7

square

#8B38B7 #B74C38 #64B738 #38A3B7

split-complementary

#8B38B7 #A3B738 #38B74C

monochromatic

#441B59 #672A88 #8B38B7 #A75ECE #C18DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8B38B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8B38B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38B7

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38B7	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2862B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.196 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175cd',
    500: '#8b38b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38b7;
$custom-light: #b175cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.213,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51407,
    "c": 0.19617,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38B7

secondary

#9BC784

accent

#DD4B7E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38B7

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

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