#8A3297#8A3297

#8A3297 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.173 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3297
RGB	rgb(138, 50, 151)
HSL	hsl(292, 50%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(292, 67%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 66.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 51.40, -37.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 63.90, 323.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.51% 0.1369 -0.1058)
OKLCH	oklch(48.51% 0.173 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2072, 9.9198, 30.2805)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3297 #3F9732

analogous

#583297 #8A3297 #973272

triadic

#8A3297 #978A32 #32978A

tetradic

#8A3297 #975832 #3F9732 #327297

square

#8A3297 #975832 #3F9732 #327297

split-complementary

#8A3297 #729732 #329758

monochromatic

#36143B #602369 #8A3297 #B145C1 #C573D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8A3297 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A3297 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3297

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3297	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3297	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18529A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3297;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 50, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.173 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af71b6',
    500: '#8a3297',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3297;
$custom-light: #af71b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3297",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.277,
    "s": 50.249,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48509,
    "c": 0.17299,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3297

secondary

#76B96C

accent

#DA4E60

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3297

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

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