#8B38C6#8B38C6

#8B38C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.211 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38C6
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 198)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 58.87, -59.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 83.49, 314.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.48% 0.1277 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(52.48% 0.211 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2525, 12.3948, 54.6353)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38C6 #73C638

analogous

#4438C6 #8B38C6 #C638BA

triadic

#8B38C6 #C68B38 #38C68B

tetradic

#8B38C6 #C64438 #73C638 #38BAC6

square

#8B38C6 #C64438 #73C638 #38BAC6

split-complementary

#8B38C6 #BAC638 #38C644

monochromatic

#481D67 #6A2B96 #8B38C6 #A767D4 #C397E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8B38C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8B38C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38C6

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38C6	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.211 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276d8',
    500: '#8b38c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38c6;
$custom-light: #b276d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.07,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52479,
    "c": 0.21105,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38C6

secondary

#A7CD8D

accent

#DF4987

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38C6

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

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