#8A3197#8A3197

#8A3197 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.174 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3197
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 151)
HSL	hsl(292, 51%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(292, 68%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 67.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.55, 51.82, -38.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.55, 64.39, 323.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.4% 0.138 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(48.4% 0.174 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1649, 9.8352, 30.2664)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3197 #3E9731

analogous

#573197 #8A3197 #973171

triadic

#8A3197 #978A31 #31978A

tetradic

#8A3197 #975731 #3E9731 #317197

square

#8A3197 #975731 #3E9731 #317197

split-complementary

#8A3197 #719731 #319757

monochromatic

#36133B #602269 #8A3197 #B243C2 #C571D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8A3197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8A3197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3197

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3197	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#15529A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.174 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af70b6',
    500: '#8a3197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3197;
$custom-light: #af70b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.353,
    "s": 51,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48399,
    "c": 0.17433,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3197

secondary

#75B96B

accent

#DA4D5F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3197

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

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