#8A34BA#8A34BA

#8A34BA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.204 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34BA
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 186)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 72%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 57.72, -54.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 79.56, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% 0.1321 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.204 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.5704, 11.4049, 47.5626)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34BA #64BA34

analogous

#4734BA #8A34BA #BA34A7

triadic

#8A34BA #BA8A34 #34BA8A

tetradic

#8A34BA #BA4734 #64BA34 #34A7BA

square

#8A34BA #BA4734 #64BA34 #34A7BA

split-complementary

#8A34BA #A7BA34 #34BA47

monochromatic

#43195A #67278A #8A34BA #A65AD1 #C08ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8A34BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8A34BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34BA

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34BA	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B60B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.204 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173cf',
    500: '#8a34ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34ba;
$custom-light: #b173cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.507,
    "s": 56.303,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51058,
    "c": 0.20366,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34BA

secondary

#9BC881

accent

#E0487E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34BA

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

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