#8A33A1#8A33A1

#8A33A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.181 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33A1
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 161)
HSL	hsl(287, 52%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, 52.93, -42.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 68.07, 321.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.1355 -0.1199)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.181 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0972, 10.3449, 34.7548)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33A1 #4AA133

analogous

#5333A1 #8A33A1 #A13381

triadic

#8A33A1 #A18A33 #33A18A

tetradic

#8A33A1 #A15333 #4AA133 #3381A1

square

#8A33A1 #A15333 #4AA133 #3381A1

split-complementary

#8A33A1 #81A133 #33A153

monochromatic

#3A1644 #622473 #8A33A1 #AC4BC6 #C27AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8A33A1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A33A1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33A1

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33A1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33A1	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0255A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395D9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33a1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.181 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72bd',
    500: '#8a33a1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33a1;
$custom-light: #af72bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33a1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.455,
    "s": 51.887,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49247,
    "c": 0.18095,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33A1

secondary

#82BD72

accent

#DB4C6A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33A1

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

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