#8A31BD#8A31BD

#8A31BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.210 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31BD
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 74.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.04, 59.58, -56.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.04, 82.37, 316.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% 0.1345 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.21 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.7630, 11.2745, 49.2167)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31BD #64BD31

analogous

#4431BD #8A31BD #BD31AA

triadic

#8A31BD #BD8A31 #31BD8A

tetradic

#8A31BD #BD4431 #64BD31 #31AABD

square

#8A31BD #BD4431 #64BD31 #31AABD

split-complementary

#8A31BD #AABD31 #31BD44

monochromatic

#43185C #67248C #8A31BD #A658D4 #C088E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8A31BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A31BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31BD

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31BD	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C60BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.210 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172d2',
    500: '#8a31bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31bd;
$custom-light: #b172d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.143,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50973,
    "c": 0.20995,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31BD

secondary

#9BCA80

accent

#E2467F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31BD

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

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