#8A3499#8A3499

#8A3499 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.172 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3499
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(291, 66%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 66%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 50.91, -38.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 63.82, 322.91°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% 0.1345 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.172 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4584, 10.1601, 31.1723)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3499 #439934

analogous

#573499 #8A3499 #993475

triadic

#8A3499 #998A34 #34998A

tetradic

#8A3499 #995734 #439934 #347599

square

#8A3499 #995734 #439934 #347599

split-complementary

#8A3499 #759934 #349957

monochromatic

#38153E #61246B #8A3499 #AF49C1 #C377D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8A3499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8A3499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3499

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3499	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#19549C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.172 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72b7',
    500: '#8a3499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3499;
$custom-light: #af72b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.089,
    "s": 49.268,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48857,
    "c": 0.17209,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3499

secondary

#7BB970

accent

#D94F63

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3499

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

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