#8D38CE#8D38CE

#8D38CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.219 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38CE
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 61.03, -62.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 87.33, 314.34°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.129 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.219 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.5368, 12.9475, 59.6397)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38CE #79CE38

analogous

#4238CE #8D38CE #CE38C4

triadic

#8D38CE #CE8D38 #38CE8D

tetradic

#8D38CE #CE4238 #79CE38 #38C4CE

square

#8D38CE #CE4238 #79CE38 #38C4CE

split-complementary

#8D38CE #C4CE38 #38CE42

monochromatic

#4B1C70 #6C28A1 #8D38CE #A969DA #C59AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8D38CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8D38CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38CE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38CE	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.219 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476de',
    500: '#8d38ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38ce;
$custom-light: #b476de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53319,
    "c": 0.21945,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.12947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38CE

secondary

#ACD290

accent

#E44489

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38CE

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

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