#8D38E3#8D38E3

#8D38E3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.240 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D38E3
RGB	rgb(141, 56, 227)
HSL	hsl(270, 75%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 75%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 75.3%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.29, 65.80, -71.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.29, 97.46, 312.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.95% 0.1245 -0.2053)
OKLCH	oklch(54.95% 0.24 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.2604, 14.0370, 73.9840)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D38E3 #8EE338

analogous

#3838E3 #8D38E3 #E338E3

triadic

#8D38E3 #E38D38 #38E38D

tetradic

#8D38E3 #E33838 #8EE338 #38E3E3

square

#8D38E3 #E33838 #8EE338 #38E3E3

split-complementary

#8D38E3 #E3E338 #38E338

monochromatic

#50148D #6E1BC2 #8D38E3 #AC6EEB #CAA3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8D38E3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8D38E3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D38E3

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D38E3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D38E3	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A658C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d38e3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 56, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.240 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b577ed',
    500: '#8d38e3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d38e3;
$custom-light: #b577ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d38e3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.825,
    "s": 75.33,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54947,
    "c": 0.24009,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D38E3

secondary

#BCDF98

accent

#F23694

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D38E3

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

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