#8A31C6#8A31C6

#8A31C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.219 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A31C6
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 198)
HSL	hsl(276, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 75%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 61.53, -61.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 86.69, 315.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1329 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.219 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.7704, 11.6774, 54.5222)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A31C6 #6DC631

analogous

#3F31C6 #8A31C6 #C631B7

triadic

#8A31C6 #C68A31 #31C68A

tetradic

#8A31C6 #C63F31 #6DC631 #31B7C6

square

#8A31C6 #C63F31 #6DC631 #31B7C6

split-complementary

#8A31C6 #B7C631 #31C63F

monochromatic

#461964 #682595 #8A31C6 #A65DD7 #C18EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8A31C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A31C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A31C6

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A31C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A31C6	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80567A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a31c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.219 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272d8',
    500: '#8a31c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a31c6;
$custom-light: #b272d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a31c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.839,
    "s": 60.324,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51646,
    "c": 0.21853,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A31C6

secondary

#A2CE85

accent

#E34484

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A31C6

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

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