#8A3198#8A3198

#8A3198 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.175 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3198
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 152)
HSL	hsl(292, 51%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(292, 68%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, 52.02, -38.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 64.84, 323.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% 0.138 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.175 322)
XYZ	xyz(17.2464, 9.8678, 30.6959)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3198 #3F9831

analogous

#573198 #8A3198 #983173

triadic

#8A3198 #988A31 #31988A

tetradic

#8A3198 #985731 #3F9831 #317398

square

#8A3198 #985731 #3F9831 #317398

split-complementary

#8A3198 #739831 #319857

monochromatic

#36133B #60226A #8A3198 #B144C3 #C572D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8A3198 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8A3198 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3198

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3198	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3198	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13529B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3198;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.175 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af70b7',
    500: '#8a3198',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3198;
$custom-light: #af70b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3198",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.845,
    "s": 51.244,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48461,
    "c": 0.17525,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.09867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3198

secondary

#76B96B

accent

#DB4D60

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3198

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

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