#8D38CC#8D38CC

#8D38CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.217 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38CC
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 60.59, -61.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 86.36, 314.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% 0.1293 -0.1748)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.217 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2954, 12.8509, 58.3683)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38CC #77CC38

analogous

#4338CC #8D38CC #CC38C1

triadic

#8D38CC #CC8D38 #38CC8D

tetradic

#8D38CC #CC4338 #77CC38 #38C1CC

square

#8D38CC #CC4338 #77CC38 #38C1CC

split-complementary

#8D38CC #C1CC38 #38CC43

monochromatic

#4B1C6E #6C299E #8D38CC #A969D8 #C599E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8D38CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8D38CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38CC

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38CC	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.217 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476dc',
    500: '#8d38cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38cc;
$custom-light: #b476dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.459,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53169,
    "c": 0.21748,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38CC

secondary

#ABD18F

accent

#E24588

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38CC

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

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