#8A34BD#8A34BD

#8A34BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.207 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34BD
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 72.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 58.37, -56.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 81.01, 316.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% 0.1317 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.207 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.8927, 11.5338, 49.2599)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34BD #67BD34

analogous

#4634BD #8A34BD #BD34AC

triadic

#8A34BD #BD8A34 #34BD8A

tetradic

#8A34BD #BD4634 #67BD34 #34ACBD

square

#8A34BD #BD4634 #67BD34 #34ACBD

split-complementary

#8A34BD #ACBD34 #34BD46

monochromatic

#441A5D #67278D #8A34BD #A65CD2 #C08CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8A34BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A34BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34BD

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34BD	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1461BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.207 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173d2',
    500: '#8a34bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34bd;
$custom-light: #b173d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.664,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51275,
    "c": 0.20657,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34BD

secondary

#9DCA83

accent

#E04880

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34BD

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

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