#8A3487#8A3487

#8A3487 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.156 H 329.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3487
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 135)
HSL	hsl(302, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(302, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 2.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.13, 47.53, -29.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.13, 55.72, 328.54°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.1336 -0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.156 329.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0822, 9.6096, 23.9248)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3487 #348A37

analogous

#62348A #8A3487 #8A345C

triadic

#8A3487 #878A34 #34878A

tetradic

#8A3487 #8A6234 #348A37 #345C8A

square

#8A3487 #8A6234 #348A37 #345C8A

split-complementary

#8A3487 #5C8A34 #348A62

monochromatic

#311330 #5E235C #8A3487 #B645B2 #C96FC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#8A3487 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A3487 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3487

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3487	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3487	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C508A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5B85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3487;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.156 329.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af71aa',
    500: '#8a3487',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3487;
$custom-light: #af71aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3487",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.093,
    "s": 45.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47813,
    "c": 0.15576,
    "h": 329.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3487

secondary

#69B16B

accent

#D55753

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3487

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

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