#8A34A6#8A34A6

#8A34A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.184 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34A6
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 166)
HSL	hsl(285, 52%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 68.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 53.51, -45.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 69.95, 319.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% 0.1341 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.184 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5911, 10.6132, 37.1382)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34A6 #50A634

analogous

#5134A6 #8A34A6 #A63489

triadic

#8A34A6 #A68A34 #34A68A

tetradic

#8A34A6 #A65134 #50A634 #3489A6

square

#8A34A6 #A65134 #50A634 #3489A6

split-complementary

#8A34A6 #89A634 #34A651

monochromatic

#3D1749 #632577 #8A34A6 #AA4FC8 #C17ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8A34A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A34A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34A6

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34A6	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.184 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073c1',
    500: '#8a34a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34a6;
$custom-light: #b073c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.263,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49682,
    "c": 0.18438,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34A6

secondary

#88C076

accent

#DC4C6F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34A6

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

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