#8D38BC#8D38BC

#8D38BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.202 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38BC
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, 57.07, -54.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 78.60, 316.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.1317 -0.1528)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.202 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4740, 12.1224, 48.7758)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38BC #67BC38

analogous

#4B38BC #8D38BC #BC38A9

triadic

#8D38BC #BC8D38 #38BC8D

tetradic

#8D38BC #BC4B38 #67BC38 #38A9BC

square

#8D38BC #BC4B38 #67BC38 #38A9BC

split-complementary

#8D38BC #A9BC38 #38BC4B

monochromatic

#461C5E #6A2A8D #8D38BC #A961D0 #C290DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#8D38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8D38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38BC

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38BC	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2463B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.202 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d1',
    500: '#8d38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38bc;
$custom-light: #b376d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.636,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52012,
    "c": 0.20174,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38BC

secondary

#9EC987

accent

#DD4A7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38BC

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

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