#8A31C2#8A31C2

#8A31C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.215 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31C2
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 74.7%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 60.66, -59.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 84.77, 315.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.34% 0.1336 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(51.34% 0.215 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3151, 11.4953, 52.1244)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31C2 #69C231

analogous

#4231C2 #8A31C2 #C231B1

triadic

#8A31C2 #C28A31 #31C28A

tetradic

#8A31C2 #C24231 #69C231 #31B1C2

square

#8A31C2 #C24231 #69C231 #31B1C2

split-complementary

#8A31C2 #B1C231 #31C242

monochromatic

#441860 #672591 #8A31C2 #A65BD6 #C18CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8A31C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A31C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31C2

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31C2	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.215 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172d5',
    500: '#8a31c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31c2;
$custom-light: #b172d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.828,
    "s": 59.671,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51344,
    "c": 0.21472,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31C2

secondary

#9FCC83

accent

#E34582

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31C2

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

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