#8B38BF#8B38BF

#8B38BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.204 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38BF
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 57.32, -55.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 80.08, 315.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.1287 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.204 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4637, 12.0793, 50.4810)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38BF #6CBF38

analogous

#4738BF #8B38BF #BF38AF

triadic

#8B38BF #BF8B38 #38BF8B

tetradic

#8B38BF #BF4738 #6CBF38 #38AFBF

square

#8B38BF #BF4738 #6CBF38 #38AFBF

split-complementary

#8B38BF #AFBF38 #38BF47

monochromatic

#461C60 #692A90 #8B38BF #A763D1 #C292DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8B38BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8B38BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38BF

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38BF	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A63BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.204 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176d3',
    500: '#8b38bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38bf;
$custom-light: #b176d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.889,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51971,
    "c": 0.2041,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38BF

secondary

#A2CA89

accent

#DE4A83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38BF

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

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