#8A3481#8A3481

#8A3481 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.151 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3481
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 129)
HSL	hsl(306, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(306, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 6.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.83, 46.47, -25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.83, 53.18, 330.91°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% 0.1329 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.151 332)
XYZ	xyz(15.6717, 9.4454, 21.7623)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3481 #348A3D

analogous

#68348A #8A3481 #8A3456

triadic

#8A3481 #818A34 #34818A

tetradic

#8A3481 #8A6834 #348A3D #34568A

square

#8A3481 #8A6834 #348A3D #34568A

split-complementary

#8A3481 #568A34 #348A68

monochromatic

#31132E #5E2357 #8A3481 #B645AB #C96FC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#8A3481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A3481 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3481

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3481	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304F83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5B7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903B55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.151 332.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af71a6',
    500: '#8a3481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3481;
$custom-light: #af71a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.279,
    "s": 45.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47492,
    "c": 0.15059,
    "h": 332
  },
  "luminance": 0.09444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3481

secondary

#69B170

accent

#D56053

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#11080F

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3481

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

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