#8B38CB#8B38CB

#8B38CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.216 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38CB
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 59.99, -61.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 85.93, 314.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.1268 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.216 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8388, 12.6293, 57.7229)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38CB #78CB38

analogous

#4138CB #8B38CB #CB38C1

triadic

#8B38CB #CB8B38 #38CB8B

tetradic

#8B38CB #CB4138 #78CB38 #38C1CB

square

#8B38CB #CB4138 #78CB38 #38C1CB

split-complementary

#8B38CB #C1CB38 #38CB41

monochromatic

#491C6C #6A299D #8B38CB #A769D8 #C499E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8B38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8B38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38CB

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38CB	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.216 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276dc',
    500: '#8b38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38cb;
$custom-light: #b276dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.878,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5285,
    "c": 0.21601,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38CB

secondary

#ABD08F

accent

#E2468A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38CB

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

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