#8D38AE#8D38AE

#8D38AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.188 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38AE
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 54.10, -47.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 71.84, 318.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% 0.133 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.188 315)
XYZ	xyz(20.0374, 11.5478, 41.2096)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38AE #59AE38

analogous

#5238AE #8D38AE #AE3894

triadic

#8D38AE #AE8D38 #38AE8D

tetradic

#8D38AE #AE5238 #59AE38 #3894AE

square

#8D38AE #AE5238 #59AE38 #3894AE

split-complementary

#8D38AE #94AE38 #38AE52

monochromatic

#421A51 #672980 #8D38AE #AA59CA #C288D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8D38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8D38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38AE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38AE	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.188 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275c7',
    500: '#8d38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38ae;
$custom-light: #b275c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.22,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51059,
    "c": 0.18804,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.11547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38AE

secondary

#92C37F

accent

#DB4D75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38AE

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

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