#8A34B2#8A34B2

#8A34B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.196 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34B2
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 178)
HSL	hsl(281, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 70.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.71, 56.01, -50.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.71, 75.70, 317.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.49% 0.1331 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(50.49% 0.196 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7437, 11.0742, 43.2083)
Luminance	0.1107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34B2 #5CB234

analogous

#4B34B2 #8A34B2 #B2349B

triadic

#8A34B2 #B28A34 #34B28A

tetradic

#8A34B2 #B24B34 #5CB234 #349BB2

square

#8A34B2 #B24B34 #5CB234 #349BB2

split-complementary

#8A34B2 #9BB234 #34B24B

monochromatic

#411853 #652683 #8A34B2 #A756CE #C085DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#8A34B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8A34B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34B2

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34B2	1.00	6.53	3.21	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.196 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073ca',
    500: '#8a34b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34b2;
$custom-light: #b073ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.952,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50493,
    "c": 0.19592,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34B2

secondary

#94C57D

accent

#DE4A79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34B2

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

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