#8A31A2#8A31A2

#8A31A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.184 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31A2
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 162)
HSL	hsl(287, 54%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 69.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 53.98, -43.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 69.50, 320.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1377 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.184 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1002, 10.2093, 35.1926)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31A2 #49A231

analogous

#5231A2 #8A31A2 #A23182

triadic

#8A31A2 #A28A31 #31A28A

tetradic

#8A31A2 #A25231 #49A231 #3182A2

square

#8A31A2 #A25231 #49A231 #3182A2

split-complementary

#8A31A2 #82A231 #31A252

monochromatic

#3A1544 #622373 #8A31A2 #AD48C8 #C277D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8A31A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A31A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31A2

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31A2	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894666

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.184 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b071be',
    500: '#8a31a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31a2;
$custom-light: #b071be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.257,
    "s": 53.555,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49096,
    "c": 0.18447,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31A2

secondary

#81BE71

accent

#DD4B6A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31A2

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

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