#8A31AD#8A31AD

#8A31AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.195 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31AD
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 173)
HSL	hsl(283, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 71.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 56.21, -49.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 74.71, 318.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.1368 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.195 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1211, 10.6177, 40.5692)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31AD #54AD31

analogous

#4C31AD #8A31AD #AD3192

triadic

#8A31AD #AD8A31 #31AD8A

tetradic

#8A31AD #AD4C31 #54AD31 #3192AD

square

#8A31AD #AD4C31 #54AD31 #3192AD

split-complementary

#8A31AD #92AD31 #31AD4C

monochromatic

#3E164E #64237D #8A31AD #A94ECD #C07EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8A31AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A31AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31AD

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31AD	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874B6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.195 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b071c6',
    500: '#8a31ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31ad;
$custom-light: #b071c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.065,
    "s": 55.856,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49833,
    "c": 0.19478,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31AD

secondary

#8CC377

accent

#DF4973

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31AD

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

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