#8A34BE#8A34BE

#8A34BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.208 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A34BE
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 72.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 58.59, -56.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 81.50, 315.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.35% 0.1315 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(51.35% 0.208 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.0016, 11.5774, 49.8335)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A34BE #68BE34

analogous

#4534BE #8A34BE #BE34AD

triadic

#8A34BE #BE8A34 #34BE8A

tetradic

#8A34BE #BE4534 #68BE34 #34ADBE

square

#8A34BE #BE4534 #68BE34 #34ADBE

split-complementary

#8A34BE #ADBE34 #34BE45

monochromatic

#441A5E #67278E #8A34BE #A65DD3 #C08DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8A34BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8A34BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A34BE

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A34BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A34BE	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1161BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a34be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.208 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173d2',
    500: '#8a34be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a34be;
$custom-light: #b173d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a34be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.391,
    "s": 57.025,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51348,
    "c": 0.20754,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A34BE

secondary

#9ECA84

accent

#E04881

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A34BE

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

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