#8D38BD#8D38BD

#8D38BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.203 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38BD
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 57.29, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 79.09, 316.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1316 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.203 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.5822, 12.1657, 49.3455)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38BD #68BD38

analogous

#4A38BD #8D38BD #BD38AA

triadic

#8D38BD #BD8D38 #38BD8D

tetradic

#8D38BD #BD4A38 #68BD38 #38AABD

square

#8D38BD #BD4A38 #68BD38 #38AABD

split-complementary

#8D38BD #AABD38 #38BD4A

monochromatic

#471C5F #6A2A8E #8D38BD #A862D0 #C291DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8D38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8D38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38BD

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38BD	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2263BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.203 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d2',
    500: '#8d38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38bd;
$custom-light: #b376d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.346,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52082,
    "c": 0.20273,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38BD

secondary

#9FC987

accent

#DE4A7F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38BD

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

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