#8D38CA#8D38CA

#8D38CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.216 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38CA
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 60.14, -60.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 85.39, 314.77°)
OKLab	oklab(53.02% 0.1297 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(53.02% 0.216 307)
XYZ	xyz(23.0571, 12.7556, 57.1131)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38CA #75CA38

analogous

#4438CA #8D38CA #CA38BE

triadic

#8D38CA #CA8D38 #38CA8D

tetradic

#8D38CA #CA4438 #75CA38 #38BECA

square

#8D38CA #CA4438 #75CA38 #38BECA

split-complementary

#8D38CA #BECA38 #38CA44

monochromatic

#4A1D6B #6C299B #8D38CA #A968D7 #C499E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8D38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8D38CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38CA

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38CA	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.216 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376db',
    500: '#8d38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38ca;
$custom-light: #b376db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.932,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53021,
    "c": 0.21551,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.12755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38CA

secondary

#AACF8E

accent

#E14787

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38CA

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

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