#8B38BD#8B38BD

#8B38BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.202 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38BD
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.20, 56.88, -54.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.20, 79.11, 315.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1289 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.202 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.2451, 11.9919, 49.3297)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38BD #6ABD38

analogous

#4938BD #8B38BD #BD38AC

triadic

#8B38BD #BD8B38 #38BD8B

tetradic

#8B38BD #BD4938 #6ABD38 #38ACBD

square

#8B38BD #BD4938 #6ABD38 #38ACBD

split-complementary

#8B38BD #ACBD38 #38BD49

monochromatic

#461C5F #682A8E #8B38BD #A762D0 #C191DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8B38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8B38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38BD

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38BD	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E62BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.202 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176d2',
    500: '#8b38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38bd;
$custom-light: #b176d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.444,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51828,
    "c": 0.20211,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38BD

secondary

#A0C987

accent

#DE4A82

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38BD

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

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