#8A33AA#8A33AA

#8A33AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.189 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33AA
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 170)
HSL	hsl(284, 54%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 70%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.03, 54.76, -47.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.03, 72.34, 319.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.84% 0.1349 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(49.84% 0.189 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9196, 10.6739, 39.0861)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33AA #53AA33

analogous

#4F33AA #8A33AA #AA338E

triadic

#8A33AA #AA8A33 #33AA8A

tetradic

#8A33AA #AA4F33 #53AA33 #338EAA

square

#8A33AA #AA4F33 #53AA33 #338EAA

split-complementary

#8A33AA #8EAA33 #33AA4F

monochromatic

#3E174C #64257B #8A33AA #A950CA #C07FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#8A33AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A33AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33AA

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33AA	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.189 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b072c4',
    500: '#8a33aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33aa;
$custom-light: #b072c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.866,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49839,
    "c": 0.18947,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33AA

secondary

#8BC277

accent

#DD4B72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33AA

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

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