#8A31AE#8A31AE

#8A31AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.196 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31AE
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.00, 56.42, -49.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.00, 75.19, 318.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.1367 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.196 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2182, 10.6565, 41.0808)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31AE #55AE31

analogous

#4B31AE #8A31AE #AE3193

triadic

#8A31AE #AE8A31 #31AE8A

tetradic

#8A31AE #AE4B31 #55AE31 #3193AE

square

#8A31AE #AE4B31 #55AE31 #3193AE

split-complementary

#8A31AE #93AE31 #31AE4B

monochromatic

#3E164E #64247E #8A31AE #A94FCD #C07FDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8A31AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A31AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31AE

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31AE	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874B6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.196 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b071c7',
    500: '#8a31ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31ae;
$custom-light: #b071c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.72,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49902,
    "c": 0.19573,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31AE

secondary

#8DC477

accent

#DF4874

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31AE

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

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