#8A33B9#8A33B9

#8A33B9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.204 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33B9
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 185)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 72.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.04, 57.92, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.04, 79.54, 316.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% 0.1332 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.204 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.4203, 11.2742, 46.9900)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33B9 #62B933

analogous

#4733B9 #8A33B9 #B933A5

triadic

#8A33B9 #B98A33 #33B98A

tetradic

#8A33B9 #B94733 #62B933 #33A5B9

square

#8A33B9 #B94733 #62B933 #33A5B9

split-complementary

#8A33B9 #A5B933 #33B947

monochromatic

#421959 #662689 #8A33B9 #A758D1 #C088DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8A33B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A33B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33B9

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33B9	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B60B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.204 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173cf',
    500: '#8a33b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33b9;
$custom-light: #b173cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.955,
    "s": 56.78,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50883,
    "c": 0.20386,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33B9

secondary

#99C880

accent

#E0487D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33B9

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

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