#8B38BE#8B38BE

#8B38BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.203 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38BE
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 57.10, -55.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 79.59, 315.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1288 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.203 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3540, 12.0354, 49.9034)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38BE #6BBE38

analogous

#4838BE #8B38BE #BE38AE

triadic

#8B38BE #BE8B38 #38BE8B

tetradic

#8B38BE #BE4838 #6BBE38 #38AEBE

square

#8B38BE #BE4838 #6BBE38 #38AEBE

split-complementary

#8B38BE #AEBE38 #38BE48

monochromatic

#461C5F #682A8F #8B38BE #A762D1 #C192DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8B38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8B38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38BE

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38BE	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C62BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.203 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176d2',
    500: '#8b38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38be;
$custom-light: #b176d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.164,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.519,
    "c": 0.2031,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38BE

secondary

#A1CA88

accent

#DE4A82

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38BE

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

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