#8D38C5#8D38C5
#8D38C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.211 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D38C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 56, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 59.04, -58.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 82.97, 315.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.65% 0.1305 -0.1653) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.65% 0.211 308.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4746, 12.5226, 54.0456) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.12
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.27
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.61
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.70
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.38
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D38C5 #70C538
analogous
#4638C5 #8D38C5 #C538B7
triadic
#8D38C5 #C58D38 #38C58D
tetradic
#8D38C5 #C54638 #70C538 #38B7C5
square
#8D38C5 #C54638 #70C538 #38B7C5
split-complementary
#8D38C5 #B7C538 #38C546
monochromatic
#491D66 #6B2A95 #8D38C5 #A867D4 #C396E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8D38C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#8D38C5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D38C5
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D38C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D38C5 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0F64C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84587B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d38c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.211 308.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b376d7',
500: '#8d38c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d38c5; $custom-light: #b376d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d38c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 56,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.17,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52654,
"c": 0.21059,
"h": 308.3
},
"luminance": 0.12522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D38C5
secondary
#A6CD8C
accent
#DF4984
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#120914
muted
#817B83