#8D38CB#8D38CB

#8D38CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.216 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38CB
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 60.37, -61.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 85.88, 314.66°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1295 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.217 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.1758, 12.8031, 57.7387)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38CB #76CB38

analogous

#4338CB #8D38CB #CB38BF

triadic

#8D38CB #CB8D38 #38CB8D

tetradic

#8D38CB #CB4338 #76CB38 #38BFCB

square

#8D38CB #CB4338 #76CB38 #38BFCB

split-complementary

#8D38CB #BFCB38 #38CB43

monochromatic

#4B1C6C #6C299D #8D38CB #A969D8 #C599E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8D38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8D38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38CB

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38CB	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.216 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476dc',
    500: '#8d38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38cb;
$custom-light: #b476dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.694,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53095,
    "c": 0.2165,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38CB

secondary

#AAD08F

accent

#E24688

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38CB

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

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