#8A31A4#8A31A4

#8A31A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.186 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31A4
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 164)
HSL	hsl(286, 54%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 54.38, -44.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 70.44, 320.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.1376 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.186 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.2794, 10.2810, 36.1363)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31A4 #4BA431

analogous

#5131A4 #8A31A4 #A43185

triadic

#8A31A4 #A48A31 #31A48A

tetradic

#8A31A4 #A45131 #4BA431 #3185A4

square

#8A31A4 #A45131 #4BA431 #3185A4

split-complementary

#8A31A4 #85A431 #31A451

monochromatic

#3B1546 #622375 #8A31A4 #AC49C9 #C279D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8A31A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A31A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31A4

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31A4	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.186 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b071bf',
    500: '#8a31a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31a4;
$custom-light: #b071bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.435,
    "s": 53.991,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49227,
    "c": 0.18633,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31A4

secondary

#83BF72

accent

#DD4A6C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31A4

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

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