#8D38C2#8D38C2

#8D38C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.208 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38C2
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 58.38, -56.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 81.51, 315.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.1309 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.208 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1343, 12.3865, 52.2533)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38C2 #6DC238

analogous

#4838C2 #8D38C2 #C238B2

triadic

#8D38C2 #C28D38 #38C28D

tetradic

#8D38C2 #C24838 #6DC238 #38B2C2

square

#8D38C2 #C24838 #6DC238 #38B2C2

split-complementary

#8D38C2 #B2C238 #38C248

monochromatic

#481D63 #6A2A93 #8D38C2 #A865D2 #C394E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8D38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8D38C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38C2

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38C2	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1864BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.208 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d5',
    500: '#8d38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38c2;
$custom-light: #b376d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.957,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52438,
    "c": 0.20764,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38C2

secondary

#A3CB8A

accent

#DF4983

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38C2

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

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