#8F38CD#8F38CD

#8F38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.219 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F38CD
RGB	rgb(143, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(275, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 61.18, -61.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 86.79, 314.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% 0.1318 -0.1748)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.219 307)
XYZ	xyz(23.7589, 13.0761, 59.0181)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F38CD #76CD38

analogous

#4438CD #8F38CD #CD38C0

triadic

#8F38CD #CD8F38 #38CD8F

tetradic

#8F38CD #CD4438 #76CD38 #38C0CD

square

#8F38CD #CD4438 #76CD38 #38C0CD

split-complementary

#8F38CD #C0CD38 #38CD44

monochromatic

#4C1C6F #6E28A0 #8F38CD #AB69D9 #C69AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8F38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8F38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F38CD

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F38CD	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.219 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b577dd',
    500: '#8f38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f38cd;
$custom-light: #b577dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.034,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53489,
    "c": 0.21896,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.13076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F38CD

secondary

#ABD18F

accent

#E34587

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F38CD

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

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