#8D38AD#8D38AD

#8D38AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.187 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38AD
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 53.89, -46.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 71.36, 319.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.133 -0.1315)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.187 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9403, 11.5089, 40.6981)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38AD #58AD38

analogous

#5338AD #8D38AD #AD3892

triadic

#8D38AD #AD8D38 #38AD8D

tetradic

#8D38AD #AD5338 #58AD38 #3892AD

square

#8D38AD #AD5338 #58AD38 #3892AD

split-complementary

#8D38AD #92AD38 #38AD53

monochromatic

#421A51 #67297F #8D38AD #AB59C9 #C287D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8D38AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8D38AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38AD

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38AD	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3662AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.187 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275c6',
    500: '#8d38ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38ad;
$custom-light: #b275c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.59,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50993,
    "c": 0.18707,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38AD

secondary

#91C27F

accent

#DB4D74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38AD

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

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