#8A33A2#8A33A2

#8A33A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.182 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33A2
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 162)
HSL	hsl(287, 52%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 69%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 53.13, -43.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 68.54, 320.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.1355 -0.1214)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.182 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1857, 10.3804, 35.2211)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33A2 #4BA233

analogous

#5333A2 #8A33A2 #A23383

triadic

#8A33A2 #A28A33 #33A28A

tetradic

#8A33A2 #A25333 #4BA233 #3383A2

square

#8A33A2 #A25333 #4BA233 #3383A2

split-complementary

#8A33A2 #83A233 #33A253

monochromatic

#3B1645 #622473 #8A33A2 #AC4CC7 #C27AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8A33A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8A33A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33A2

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33A2	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.182 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72be',
    500: '#8a33a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33a2;
$custom-light: #af72be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.027,
    "s": 52.113,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49312,
    "c": 0.18189,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33A2

secondary

#83BE73

accent

#DC4C6B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33A2

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

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