#8F38BD#8F38BD

#8F38BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.203 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F38BD
RGB	rgb(143, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 57.70, -54.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 79.07, 316.86°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1342 -0.1528)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.203 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9254, 12.3427, 49.3616)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8F38BD #66BD38

analogous

#4C38BD #8F38BD #BD38A8

triadic

#8F38BD #BD8F38 #38BD8F

tetradic

#8F38BD #BD4C38 #66BD38 #38A8BD

square

#8F38BD #BD4C38 #66BD38 #38A8BD

split-complementary

#8F38BD #A8BD38 #38BD4C

monochromatic

#481C5F #6B2A8E #8F38BD #AA62D0 #C491DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8F38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8F38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F38BD

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F38BD	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2564BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.203 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d2',
    500: '#8f38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f38bd;
$custom-light: #b476d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.248,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52338,
    "c": 0.20335,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F38BD

secondary

#9EC987

accent

#DE4A7D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F38BD

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

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