#8D38BF#8D38BF

#8D38BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.205 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38BF
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 57.72, -55.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 80.06, 316.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1313 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.205 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8008, 12.2531, 50.4968)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38BF #6ABF38

analogous

#4938BF #8D38BF #BF38AD

triadic

#8D38BF #BF8D38 #38BF8D

tetradic

#8D38BF #BF4938 #6ABF38 #38ADBF

square

#8D38BF #BF4938 #6ABF38 #38ADBF

split-complementary

#8D38BF #ADBF38 #38BF49

monochromatic

#471C60 #6A2A90 #8D38BF #A863D1 #C392DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8D38BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8D38BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38BF

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38BF	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E63BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.205 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d3',
    500: '#8d38bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38bf;
$custom-light: #b376d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.778,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52224,
    "c": 0.20469,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38BF

secondary

#A1CA89

accent

#DE4A81

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38BF

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

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