#8F38C3#8F38C3

#8F38C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.209 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F38C3
RGB	rgb(143, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 58.99, -56.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 81.96, 316.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1334 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.209 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5902, 12.6086, 52.8628)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F38C3 #6CC338

analogous

#4A38C3 #8F38C3 #C338B2

triadic

#8F38C3 #C38F38 #38C38F

tetradic

#8F38C3 #C34A38 #6CC338 #38B2C3

square

#8F38C3 #C34A38 #6CC338 #38B2C3

split-complementary

#8F38C3 #B2C338 #38C34A

monochromatic

#491D64 #6C2A93 #8F38C3 #AA65D3 #C495E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8F38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8F38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F38C3

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F38C3	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A65C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.209 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d6',
    500: '#8f38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f38c3;
$custom-light: #b476d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.554,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52762,
    "c": 0.2092,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F38C3

secondary

#A3CC8B

accent

#DF4981

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F38C3

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

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