#8A3491#8A3491

#8A3491 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.165 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3491
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 145)
HSL	hsl(295, 47%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(295, 64%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 64.1%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.67, 49.37, -34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.67, 60.15, 325.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.38% 0.1343 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(48.38% 0.165 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.8196, 9.9046, 27.8084)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3491 #3B9134

analogous

#5B3491 #8A3491 #913469

triadic

#8A3491 #918A34 #34918A

tetradic

#8A3491 #915B34 #3B9134 #346991

square

#8A3491 #915B34 #3B9134 #346991

split-complementary

#8A3491 #699134 #34915B

monochromatic

#341437 #5F2464 #8A3491 #B446BD #C673CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A3491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A3491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3491

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3491	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235294

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445C8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D425E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.165 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72b1',
    500: '#8a3491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3491;
$custom-light: #af72b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.484,
    "s": 47.208,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48378,
    "c": 0.16471,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3491

secondary

#71B56C

accent

#D7515B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3491

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

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