#8A31BC#8A31BC

#8A31BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.209 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31BC
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 188)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 73.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 59.37, -56.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 81.89, 316.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.1347 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.209 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.6549, 11.2312, 48.6470)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31BC #63BC31

analogous

#4431BC #8A31BC #BC31A9

triadic

#8A31BC #BC8A31 #31BC8A

tetradic

#8A31BC #BC4431 #63BC31 #31A9BC

square

#8A31BC #BC4431 #63BC31 #31A9BC

split-complementary

#8A31BC #A9BC31 #31BC44

monochromatic

#43185B #66248B #8A31BC #A757D3 #C088E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8A31BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A31BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31BC

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31BC	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#105FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.209 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172d1',
    500: '#8a31bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31bc;
$custom-light: #b172d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.417,
    "s": 58.65,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50899,
    "c": 0.209,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31BC

secondary

#9ACA7F

accent

#E2467E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31BC

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

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