#8A34A2#8A34A2

#8A34A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.181 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34A2
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 162)
HSL	hsl(287, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 67.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.67, 52.70, -43.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.67, 68.05, 320.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.1343 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.181 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2299, 10.4687, 35.2358)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34A2 #4CA234

analogous

#5334A2 #8A34A2 #A23483

triadic

#8A34A2 #A28A34 #34A28A

tetradic

#8A34A2 #A25334 #4CA234 #3483A2

square

#8A34A2 #A25334 #4CA234 #3483A2

split-complementary

#8A34A2 #83A234 #34A253

monochromatic

#3B1645 #632574 #8A34A2 #AC4DC6 #C17CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8A34A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A34A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34A2

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34A2	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0356A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894867

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.181 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72be',
    500: '#8a34a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34a2;
$custom-light: #af72be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.909,
    "s": 51.402,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49422,
    "c": 0.18057,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34A2

secondary

#84BE74

accent

#DB4D6C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34A2

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

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