#8A34A4#8A34A4

#8A34A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.182 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34A4
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 164)
HSL	hsl(286, 52%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 68.3%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.80, 53.10, -44.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.80, 69.00, 320.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.1343 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.182 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4091, 10.5404, 36.1795)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34A4 #4EA434

analogous

#5234A4 #8A34A4 #A43486

triadic

#8A34A4 #A48A34 #34A48A

tetradic

#8A34A4 #A45234 #4EA434 #3486A4

square

#8A34A4 #A45234 #4EA434 #3486A4

split-complementary

#8A34A4 #86A434 #34A452

monochromatic

#3C1747 #632576 #8A34A4 #AB4EC7 #C17DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8A34A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A34A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34A4

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34A4	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375EA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894968

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.182 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72bf',
    500: '#8a34a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34a4;
$custom-light: #af72bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.071,
    "s": 51.852,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49552,
    "c": 0.18248,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34A4

secondary

#86BF75

accent

#DB4C6E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34A4

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

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