#8A34A1#8A34A1

#8A34A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.180 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34A1
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 161)
HSL	hsl(287, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 67.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 52.50, -42.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 67.58, 320.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.1344 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.18 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.1414, 10.4333, 34.7695)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34A1 #4BA134

analogous

#5334A1 #8A34A1 #A13482

triadic

#8A34A1 #A18A34 #34A18A

tetradic

#8A34A1 #A15334 #4BA134 #3482A1

square

#8A34A1 #A15334 #4BA134 #3482A1

split-complementary

#8A34A1 #82A134 #34A153

monochromatic

#3B1644 #622573 #8A34A1 #AC4DC5 #C27BD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8A34A1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A34A1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34A1

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34A1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34A1	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0655A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5E9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34a1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.180 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72bd',
    500: '#8a34a1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34a1;
$custom-light: #af72bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34a1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.339,
    "s": 51.174,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49358,
    "c": 0.17962,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34A1

secondary

#83BD74

accent

#DB4D6B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34A1

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

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