#8A31BA#8A31BA

#8A31BA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.207 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31BA
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 186)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 73.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 58.94, -55.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 80.93, 316.75°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.135 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.207 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4408, 11.1455, 47.5194)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31BA #61BA31

analogous

#4531BA #8A31BA #BA31A5

triadic

#8A31BA #BA8A31 #31BA8A

tetradic

#8A31BA #BA4531 #61BA31 #31A5BA

square

#8A31BA #BA4531 #61BA31 #31A5BA

split-complementary

#8A31BA #A5BA31 #31BA45

monochromatic

#421759 #66248A #8A31BA #A756D2 #C086DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8A31BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A31BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31BA

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31BA	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#165FB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845073

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.207 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172d0',
    500: '#8a31ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31ba;
$custom-light: #b172d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.978,
    "s": 58.298,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50753,
    "c": 0.2071,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31BA

secondary

#98C97E

accent

#E2467D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31BA

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

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