#8A3486#8A3486

#8A3486 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.155 H 329.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3486
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 134)
HSL	hsl(303, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(303, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 2.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 47.35, -28.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 55.29, 328.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.76% 0.1335 -0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(47.76% 0.155 329.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.0122, 9.5816, 23.5557)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3486 #348A38

analogous

#63348A #8A3486 #8A345B

triadic

#8A3486 #868A34 #34868A

tetradic

#8A3486 #8A6334 #348A38 #345B8A

square

#8A3486 #8A6334 #348A38 #345B8A

split-complementary

#8A3486 #5B8A34 #348A63

monochromatic

#311330 #5E235B #8A3486 #B645B1 #C96FC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8A3486 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A3486 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3486

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3486	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3486	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5B84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3D58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3486;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.155 329.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af71a9',
    500: '#8a3486',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3486;
$custom-light: #af71a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3486",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.791,
    "s": 45.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47758,
    "c": 0.15489,
    "h": 329.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3486

secondary

#69B16C

accent

#D55953

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3486

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

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