#8A33B6#8A33B6

#8A33B6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.201 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33B6
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 182)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 72%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 57.28, -53.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 78.10, 317.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.1337 -0.1501)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.201 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1070, 11.1489, 45.3396)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33B6 #5FB633

analogous

#4833B6 #8A33B6 #B633A0

triadic

#8A33B6 #B68A33 #33B68A

tetradic

#8A33B6 #B64833 #5FB633 #33A0B6

square

#8A33B6 #B64833 #5FB633 #33A0B6

split-complementary

#8A33B6 #A0B633 #33B648

monochromatic

#421856 #662686 #8A33B6 #A756D0 #C086DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8A33B6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A33B6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33B6

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33B6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33B6	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33b6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.201 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073cd',
    500: '#8a33b6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33b6;
$custom-light: #b073cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33b6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.847,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50669,
    "c": 0.20097,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33B6

secondary

#96C77E

accent

#E0487B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33B6

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

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