#8A34A5#8A34A5

#8A34A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.183 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34A5
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 165)
HSL	hsl(286, 52%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 68.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 53.31, -44.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 69.47, 320.11°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.1342 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.183 317)
XYZ	xyz(18.4998, 10.5766, 36.6570)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34A5 #4FA534

analogous

#5234A5 #8A34A5 #A53487

triadic

#8A34A5 #A58A34 #34A58A

tetradic

#8A34A5 #A55234 #4FA534 #3487A5

square

#8A34A5 #A55234 #4FA534 #3487A5

split-complementary

#8A34A5 #87A534 #34A552

monochromatic

#3C1748 #632576 #8A34A5 #AB4FC7 #C17DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8A34A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A34A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34A5

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34A5	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.183 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b072c0',
    500: '#8a34a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34a5;
$custom-light: #b072c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.664,
    "s": 52.074,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49617,
    "c": 0.18342,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.10576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34A5

secondary

#87BF76

accent

#DC4C6F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34A5

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

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