#8C38AE#8C38AE

#8C38AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.188 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C38AE
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 53.87, -47.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 71.83, 318.59°)
OKLab	oklab(50.93% 0.1317 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(50.93% 0.188 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8681, 11.4605, 41.2017)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C38AE #5AAE38

analogous

#5138AE #8C38AE #AE3895

triadic

#8C38AE #AE8C38 #38AE8C

tetradic

#8C38AE #AE5138 #5AAE38 #3895AE

square

#8C38AE #AE5138 #5AAE38 #3895AE

split-complementary

#8C38AE #95AE38 #38AE51

monochromatic

#411A51 #672980 #8C38AE #A959CA #C188D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8C38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8C38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C38AE

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C38AE	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3461AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.188 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b175c7',
    500: '#8c38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c38ae;
$custom-light: #b175c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.712,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50927,
    "c": 0.18766,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C38AE

secondary

#93C37F

accent

#DB4D76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C38AE

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

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