#8D38CF#8D38CF

#8D38CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.220 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38CF
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(274, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.76, 61.26, -62.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.76, 87.81, 314.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.1288 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.22 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.6587, 12.9963, 60.2815)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38CF #7ACF38

analogous

#4238CF #8D38CF #CF38C6

triadic

#8D38CF #CF8D38 #38CF8D

tetradic

#8D38CF #CF4238 #7ACF38 #38C6CF

square

#8D38CF #CF4238 #7ACF38 #38C6CF

split-complementary

#8D38CF #C6CF38 #38CF42

monochromatic

#4C1B71 #6D27A3 #8D38CF #A969DB #C59BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8D38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8D38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38CF

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38CF	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.220 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476df',
    500: '#8d38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38cf;
$custom-light: #b476df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.775,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53394,
    "c": 0.22044,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38CF

secondary

#ADD390

accent

#E4448A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38CF

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

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