#8A33C2#8A33C2

#8A33C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.213 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33C2
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 73.7%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 59.87, -58.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 83.89, 315.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1318 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.213 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.4006, 11.6663, 52.1529)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33C2 #6BC233

analogous

#4233C2 #8A33C2 #C233B3

triadic

#8A33C2 #C28A33 #33C28A

tetradic

#8A33C2 #C24233 #6BC233 #33B3C2

square

#8A33C2 #C24233 #6BC233 #33B3C2

split-complementary

#8A33C2 #B3C233 #33C242

monochromatic

#451A61 #682692 #8A33C2 #A65ED5 #C18EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8A33C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A33C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33C2

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33C2	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.213 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173d5',
    500: '#8a33c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33c2;
$custom-light: #b173d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.503,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51541,
    "c": 0.21253,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33C2

secondary

#A1CC85

accent

#E24683

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33C2

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

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