#8F38BC#8F38BC

#8F38BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.202 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F38BC
RGB	rgb(143, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(280, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, 57.49, -53.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 78.59, 317.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% 0.1343 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.202 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8173, 12.2994, 48.7919)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F38BC #65BC38

analogous

#4D38BC #8F38BC #BC38A7

triadic

#8F38BC #BC8F38 #38BC8F

tetradic

#8F38BC #BC4D38 #65BC38 #38A7BC

square

#8F38BC #BC4D38 #65BC38 #38A7BC

split-complementary

#8F38BC #A7BC38 #38BC4D

monochromatic

#471C5E #6B2A8D #8F38BC #AA61D0 #C490DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8F38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8F38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F38BC

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F38BC	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2764B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.202 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d1',
    500: '#8f38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f38bc;
$custom-light: #b476d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.545,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52268,
    "c": 0.20238,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F38BC

secondary

#9DC987

accent

#DD4A7C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F38BC

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

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