#8F38CB#8F38CB

#8F38CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.217 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F38CB
RGB	rgb(143, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(276, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.73, 60.74, -60.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.73, 85.83, 315.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% 0.1322 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.217 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5191, 12.9801, 57.7547)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F38CB #74CB38

analogous

#4538CB #8F38CB #CB38BE

triadic

#8F38CB #CB8F38 #38CB8F

tetradic

#8F38CB #CB4538 #74CB38 #38BECB

square

#8F38CB #CB4538 #74CB38 #38BECB

split-complementary

#8F38CB #BECB38 #38CB45

monochromatic

#4C1C6C #6E299D #8F38CB #AA69D8 #C699E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#8F38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8F38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F38CB

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F38CB	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.217 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b576dc',
    500: '#8f38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f38cb;
$custom-light: #b576dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.51,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53342,
    "c": 0.217,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F38CB

secondary

#A9D08F

accent

#E24686

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F38CB

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

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