#8B38CD#8B38CD

#8B38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.218 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38CD
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 60.44, -62.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 86.90, 314.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53% 0.1265 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(53% 0.218 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.0786, 12.7253, 58.9862)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38CD #7ACD38

analogous

#4038CD #8B38CD #CD38C4

triadic

#8B38CD #CD8B38 #38CD8B

tetradic

#8B38CD #CD4038 #7ACD38 #38C4CD

square

#8B38CD #CD4038 #7ACD38 #38C4CD

split-complementary

#8B38CD #C4CD38 #38CD40

monochromatic

#4A1C6F #6B28A0 #8B38CD #A869D9 #C49AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8B38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8B38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38CD

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38CD	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.218 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276dd',
    500: '#8b38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38cd;
$custom-light: #b276dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.423,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53001,
    "c": 0.21799,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38CD

secondary

#ADD18F

accent

#E3458B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38CD

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

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