#8B38DC#8B38DC

#8B38DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.233 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B38DC
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 220)
HSL	hsl(270, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(270, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 74.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.48, 63.86, -69.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.48, 94.18, 312.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1234 -0.1975)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.233 302)
XYZ	xyz(24.9768, 13.4845, 68.9832)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B38DC #89DC38

analogous

#3938DC #8B38DC #DC38DB

triadic

#8B38DC #DC8B38 #38DC8B

tetradic

#8B38DC #DC3938 #89DC38 #38DBDC

square

#8B38DC #DC3938 #89DC38 #38DBDC

split-complementary

#8B38DC #DBDC38 #38DC39

monochromatic

#4D1783 #6C20B7 #8B38DC #A96CE5 #C8A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8B38DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8B38DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B38DC

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B38DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B38DC	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6288

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b38dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.233 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b477e8',
    500: '#8b38dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b38dc;
$custom-light: #b477e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b38dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.366,
    "s": 70.085,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54159,
    "c": 0.23285,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.13485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B38DC

secondary

#B7DB95

accent

#ED3B93

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B38DC

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

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