#8D38BE#8D38BE

#8D38BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.204 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38BE
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 57.51, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 79.57, 316.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1314 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.204 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6911, 12.2092, 49.9192)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38BE #69BE38

analogous

#4A38BE #8D38BE #BE38AC

triadic

#8D38BE #BE8D38 #38BE8D

tetradic

#8D38BE #BE4A38 #69BE38 #38ACBE

square

#8D38BE #BE4A38 #69BE38 #38ACBE

split-complementary

#8D38BE #ACBE38 #38BE4A

monochromatic

#471C5F #6A2A8F #8D38BE #A862D1 #C392DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8D38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8D38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38BE

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38BE	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2063BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.204 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d2',
    500: '#8d38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38be;
$custom-light: #b376d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.06,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52153,
    "c": 0.2037,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38BE

secondary

#A0CA88

accent

#DE4A80

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38BE

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

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