#8F38BB#8F38BB

#8F38BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.201 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F38BB
RGB	rgb(143, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 57.27, -53.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 78.11, 317.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% 0.1344 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.201 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7099, 12.2564, 48.2262)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F38BB #64BB38

analogous

#4D38BB #8F38BB #BB38A6

triadic

#8F38BB #BB8F38 #38BB8F

tetradic

#8F38BB #BB4D38 #64BB38 #38A6BB

square

#8F38BB #BB4D38 #64BB38 #38A6BB

split-complementary

#8F38BB #A6BB38 #38BB4D

monochromatic

#471C5D #6B2A8C #8F38BB #AA61D0 #C390DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8F38BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8F38BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F38BB

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F38BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F38BB	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2864B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f38bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.201 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d0',
    500: '#8f38bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f38bb;
$custom-light: #b476d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f38bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.847,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52199,
    "c": 0.2014,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F38BB

secondary

#9DC886

accent

#DD4B7C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F38BB

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

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