#8A31AA#8A31AA

#8A31AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.192 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31AA
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 170)
HSL	hsl(284, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 71.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.73, 55.59, -47.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.73, 73.28, 319.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1371 -0.1344)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.192 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8341, 10.5029, 39.0576)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31AA #51AA31

analogous

#4D31AA #8A31AA #AA318D

triadic

#8A31AA #AA8A31 #31AA8A

tetradic

#8A31AA #AA4D31 #51AA31 #318DAA

square

#8A31AA #AA4D31 #51AA31 #318DAA

split-complementary

#8A31AA #8DAA31 #31AA4D

monochromatic

#3D164B #63237A #8A31AA #AA4DCC #C17CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8A31AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A31AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31AA

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31AA	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.192 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b071c4',
    500: '#8a31aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31aa;
$custom-light: #b071c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.132,
    "s": 55.251,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49628,
    "c": 0.19196,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31AA

secondary

#89C275

accent

#DF4971

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31AA

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

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