#8A3199#8A3199

#8A3199 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.176 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3199
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(291, 68%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 68%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, 52.21, -39.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 65.31, 323.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% 0.138 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.176 321.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3287, 9.9007, 31.1291)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3199 #409931

analogous

#563199 #8A3199 #993174

triadic

#8A3199 #998A31 #31998A

tetradic

#8A3199 #995631 #409931 #317499

square

#8A3199 #995631 #409931 #317499

split-complementary

#8A3199 #749931 #319956

monochromatic

#36133C #60226B #8A3199 #B144C3 #C472D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A3199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A3199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3199

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3199	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11529C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4361

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.176 321.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af70b7',
    500: '#8a3199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3199;
$custom-light: #af70b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.346,
    "s": 51.485,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48522,
    "c": 0.17616,
    "h": 321.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3199

secondary

#77BA6C

accent

#DB4D61

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3199

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

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