#8A3496#8A3496

#8A3496 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.169 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3496
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 150)
HSL	hsl(293, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(293, 65%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 65.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 50.33, -36.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 62.44, 323.72°)
OKLab	oklab(48.68% 0.1345 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(48.68% 0.169 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2137, 10.0622, 29.8837)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3496 #409634

analogous

#593496 #8A3496 #963471

triadic

#8A3496 #968A34 #34968A

tetradic

#8A3496 #965934 #409634 #347196

square

#8A3496 #965934 #409634 #347196

split-complementary

#8A3496 #719634 #349659

monochromatic

#36143B #602469 #8A3496 #B148BF #C475CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8A3496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A3496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3496

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3496	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4460

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.169 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72b5',
    500: '#8a3496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3496;
$custom-light: #af72b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.653,
    "s": 48.515,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48675,
    "c": 0.1693,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3496

secondary

#77B86E

accent

#D85060

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3496

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

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