#8A34B7#8A34B7

#8A34B7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.201 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34B7
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 183)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.05, 57.08, -53.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.05, 78.11, 316.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% 0.1325 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.201 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2549, 11.2787, 45.9006)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34B7 #61B734

analogous

#4834B7 #8A34B7 #B734A2

triadic

#8A34B7 #B78A34 #34B78A

tetradic

#8A34B7 #B74834 #61B734 #34A2B7

square

#8A34B7 #B74834 #61B734 #34A2B7

split-complementary

#8A34B7 #A2B734 #34B748

monochromatic

#421958 #662687 #8A34B7 #A759D0 #C088DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8A34B7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8A34B7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34B7

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34B7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34B7	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2160B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34b7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.201 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b073cd',
    500: '#8a34b7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34b7;
$custom-light: #b073cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34b7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.389,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50844,
    "c": 0.20075,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34B7

secondary

#98C780

accent

#DF497C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34B7

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

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