#8B38BC#8B38BC

#8B38BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.201 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38BC
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(278, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.13, 56.66, -54.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.13, 78.62, 316.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1291 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.201 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1370, 11.9486, 48.7600)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38BC #69BC38

analogous

#4938BC #8B38BC #BC38AB

triadic

#8B38BC #BC8B38 #38BC8B

tetradic

#8B38BC #BC4938 #69BC38 #38ABBC

square

#8B38BC #BC4938 #69BC38 #38ABBC

split-complementary

#8B38BC #ABBC38 #38BC49

monochromatic

#451C5E #682A8D #8B38BC #A761D0 #C190DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8B38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8B38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38BC

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38BC	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2062B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.201 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175d1',
    500: '#8b38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38bc;
$custom-light: #b175d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.727,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51757,
    "c": 0.20113,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38BC

secondary

#9FC987

accent

#DD4A81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38BC

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

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