#8A3399#8A3399

#8A3399 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.173 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3399
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(291, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 66.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.97, 51.35, -38.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.97, 64.33, 322.97°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% 0.1357 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.173 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4142, 10.0717, 31.1576)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3399 #429933

analogous

#573399 #8A3399 #993375

triadic

#8A3399 #998A33 #33998A

tetradic

#8A3399 #995733 #429933 #337599

square

#8A3399 #995733 #429933 #337599

split-complementary

#8A3399 #759933 #339957

monochromatic

#37143D #61246B #8A3399 #B047C2 #C475D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8A3399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A3399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3399

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3399	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#16539C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.173 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72b7',
    500: '#8a3399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3399;
$custom-light: #af72b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.176,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48744,
    "c": 0.17347,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3399

secondary

#79B96E

accent

#DA4E63

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3399

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

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