#8F38C9#8F38C9

#8F38C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.215 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F38C9
RGB	rgb(143, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(276, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, 60.30, -59.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 84.86, 315.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.1325 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.215 308)
XYZ	xyz(23.2823, 12.8854, 56.5076)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8F38C9 #72C938

analogous

#4638C9 #8F38C9 #C938BA

triadic

#8F38C9 #C98F38 #38C98F

tetradic

#8F38C9 #C94638 #72C938 #38BAC9

square

#8F38C9 #C94638 #72C938 #38BAC9

split-complementary

#8F38C9 #BAC938 #38C946

monochromatic

#4B1D6A #6D2A9A #8F38C9 #AA68D6 #C598E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8F38C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8F38C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F38C9

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F38C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F38C9	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0665C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f38c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.215 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b576da',
    500: '#8f38c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f38c9;
$custom-light: #b576da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f38c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53195,
    "c": 0.21506,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.12885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F38C9

secondary

#A8CF8E

accent

#E14785

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F38C9

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

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