#8A33B2#8A33B2

#8A33B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.197 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33B2
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 178)
HSL	hsl(281, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 56.43, -51.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 76.17, 317.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.1342 -0.1444)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.197 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6995, 10.9859, 43.1936)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33B2 #5BB233

analogous

#4A33B2 #8A33B2 #B2339B

triadic

#8A33B2 #B28A33 #33B28A

tetradic

#8A33B2 #B24A33 #5BB233 #339BB2

square

#8A33B2 #B24A33 #5BB233 #339BB2

split-complementary

#8A33B2 #9BB233 #33B24A

monochromatic

#401853 #652582 #8A33B2 #A854CE #C084DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#8A33B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8A33B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33B2

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33B2	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.197 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b072ca',
    500: '#8a33b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33b2;
$custom-light: #b072ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.102,
    "s": 55.459,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50387,
    "c": 0.19713,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33B2

secondary

#93C57C

accent

#DF4978

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33B2

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

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