#8A33A5#8A33A5

#8A33A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.185 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33A5
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 165)
HSL	hsl(286, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 69.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 53.74, -44.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 69.96, 320.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.1353 -0.1258)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.185 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4556, 10.4883, 36.6423)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33A5 #4EA533

analogous

#5133A5 #8A33A5 #A53387

triadic

#8A33A5 #A58A33 #33A58A

tetradic

#8A33A5 #A55133 #4EA533 #3387A5

square

#8A33A5 #A55133 #4EA533 #3387A5

split-complementary

#8A33A5 #87A533 #33A551

monochromatic

#3C1648 #632576 #8A33A5 #AB4DC8 #C17CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8A33A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A33A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33A5

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33A5	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894968

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.185 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b072c0',
    500: '#8a33a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33a5;
$custom-light: #b072c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.789,
    "s": 52.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49507,
    "c": 0.18473,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33A5

secondary

#86BF75

accent

#DC4C6E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33A5

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

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