#8A3497#8A3497

#8A3497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.170 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3497
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 151)
HSL	hsl(292, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(292, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 65.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 50.52, -37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 62.90, 323.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% 0.1345 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.17 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2946, 10.0945, 30.3096)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3497 #419734

analogous

#583497 #8A3497 #973473

triadic

#8A3497 #978A34 #34978A

tetradic

#8A3497 #975834 #419734 #347397

square

#8A3497 #975834 #419734 #347397

split-complementary

#8A3497 #739734 #349758

monochromatic

#37153C #602469 #8A3497 #B048C0 #C476D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8A3497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A3497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3497

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3497	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C539A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.170 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72b6',
    500: '#8a3497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3497;
$custom-light: #af72b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.121,
    "s": 48.768,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48735,
    "c": 0.17023,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3497

secondary

#78B86F

accent

#D84F61

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3497

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

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