#8D38CD#8D38CD

#8D38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.218 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38CD
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.61, 60.81, -62.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.61, 86.85, 314.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% 0.1291 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.218 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4157, 12.8991, 59.0020)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38CD #78CD38

analogous

#4238CD #8D38CD #CD38C2

triadic

#8D38CD #CD8D38 #38CD8D

tetradic

#8D38CD #CD4238 #78CD38 #38C2CD

square

#8D38CD #CD4238 #78CD38 #38C2CD

split-complementary

#8D38CD #C2CD38 #38CD42

monochromatic

#4B1C6F #6C28A0 #8D38CD #A969D9 #C59AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8D38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8D38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38CD

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38CD	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.218 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476dd',
    500: '#8d38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38cd;
$custom-light: #b476dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.228,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53244,
    "c": 0.21846,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38CD

secondary

#ACD18F

accent

#E34589

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38CD

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

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