#8A3196#8A3196

#8A3196 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.173 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3196
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 150)
HSL	hsl(293, 51%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(293, 67%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 67.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 51.63, -37.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 63.93, 323.87°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% 0.138 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.173 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0840, 9.8029, 29.8405)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3196 #3D9631

analogous

#583196 #8A3196 #963170

triadic

#8A3196 #968A31 #31968A

tetradic

#8A3196 #965831 #3D9631 #317096

square

#8A3196 #965831 #3D9631 #317096

split-complementary

#8A3196 #709631 #319658

monochromatic

#35133A #602268 #8A3196 #B243C1 #C571D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8A3196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A3196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3196

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3196	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#175299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5C93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C425F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.173 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af70b5',
    500: '#8a3196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3196;
$custom-light: #af70b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.871,
    "s": 50.754,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48338,
    "c": 0.17342,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3196

secondary

#74B86A

accent

#DA4E5E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3196

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

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