#8A33CE#8A33CE

#8A33CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.224 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A33CE
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 206)
HSL	hsl(274, 61%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 75%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 75.2%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 62.52, -64.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 89.67, 314.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.1294 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.224 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.8031, 12.2273, 59.5394)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A33CE #77CE33

analogous

#3C33CE #8A33CE #CE33C5

triadic

#8A33CE #CE8A33 #33CE8A

tetradic

#8A33CE #CE3C33 #77CE33 #33C5CE

square

#8A33CE #CE3C33 #77CE33 #33C5CE

split-complementary

#8A33CE #C5CE33 #33CE3C

monochromatic

#481A6D #69269E #8A33CE #A664DA #C396E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8A33CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A33CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A33CE

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A33CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A33CE	1.00	6.10	3.45	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a33ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.224 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274de',
    500: '#8a33ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a33ce;
$custom-light: #b274de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a33ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.677,
    "s": 61.265,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52452,
    "c": 0.22412,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A33CE

secondary

#AAD18C

accent

#E4438A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A33CE

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

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