#8B38CC#8B38CC

#8B38CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.217 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38CC
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 60.21, -61.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 86.42, 314.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.1266 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.217 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9583, 12.6771, 58.3525)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38CC #79CC38

analogous

#4138CC #8B38CC #CC38C3

triadic

#8B38CC #CC8B38 #38CC8B

tetradic

#8B38CC #CC4138 #79CC38 #38C3CC

square

#8B38CC #CC4138 #79CC38 #38C3CC

split-complementary

#8B38CC #C3CC38 #38CC41

monochromatic

#4A1C6E #6B299E #8B38CC #A769D8 #C499E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8B38CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8B38CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38CC

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38CC	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.217 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276dc',
    500: '#8b38cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38cc;
$custom-light: #b276dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.649,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52925,
    "c": 0.217,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38CC

secondary

#ACD18F

accent

#E2458A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38CC

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

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