#8A33BD#8A33BD

#8A33BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.208 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33BD
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 73%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 58.78, -56.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 81.47, 316.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.1326 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.208 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8485, 11.4455, 49.2452)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33BD #66BD33

analogous

#4533BD #8A33BD #BD33AB

triadic

#8A33BD #BD8A33 #33BD8A

tetradic

#8A33BD #BD4533 #66BD33 #33ABBD

square

#8A33BD #BD4533 #66BD33 #33ABBD

split-complementary

#8A33BD #ABBD33 #33BD45

monochromatic

#44195D #67268D #8A33BD #A65BD3 #C08BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8A33BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A33BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33BD

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33BD	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1260BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.208 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173d2',
    500: '#8a33bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33bd;
$custom-light: #b173d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.826,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51172,
    "c": 0.20772,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33BD

secondary

#9DCA82

accent

#E14780

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33BD

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

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