#8A3279#8A3279

#8A3279 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.147 H 336.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3279
RGB	rgb(138, 50, 121)
HSL	hsl(312, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(312, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 12.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.11, 46.02, -22.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.11, 51.01, 334.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.1344 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.147 336)
XYZ	xyz(15.0732, 9.0662, 19.0415)
Luminance	0.0906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3279 #328A43

analogous

#6F328A #8A3279 #8A324D

triadic

#8A3279 #798A32 #32798A

tetradic

#8A3279 #8A6F32 #328A43 #324D8A

square

#8A3279 #8A6F32 #328A43 #324D8A

split-complementary

#8A3279 #4D8A32 #328A6F

monochromatic

#30112A #5D2252 #8A3279 #B742A0 #CA6CB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#8A3279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#8A3279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3279

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3279	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#334C7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5A77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913751

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 50, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.147 336.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af70a0',
    500: '#8a3279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3279;
$custom-light: #af70a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.591,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46842,
    "c": 0.14707,
    "h": 336
  },
  "luminance": 0.09065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3279

secondary

#66B275

accent

#D66B51

background

#FBF7F9

surface

#F6EDF2

border

#D0C8CC

text

#11080E

muted

#807B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3279

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

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