#8B38CF#8B38CF

#8B38CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.220 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38CF
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(273, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 60.89, -63.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 87.88, 313.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1261 -0.1803)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.22 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.3216, 12.8224, 60.2657)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38CF #7CCF38

analogous

#4038CF #8B38CF #CF38C8

triadic

#8B38CF #CF8B38 #38CF8B

tetradic

#8B38CF #CF4038 #7CCF38 #38C8CF

square

#8B38CF #CF4038 #7CCF38 #38C8CF

split-complementary

#8B38CF #C8CF38 #38CF40

monochromatic

#4B1B71 #6B27A3 #8B38CF #A869DB #C49BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8B38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8B38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38CF

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38CF	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.220 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276df',
    500: '#8b38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38cf;
$custom-light: #b276df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.98,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53152,
    "c": 0.21998,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.12822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38CF

secondary

#AED390

accent

#E4448C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38CF

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

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