#8A3583#8A3583

#8A3583 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.151 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3583
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 131)
HSL	hsl(305, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(305, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 5.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.09, 46.36, -26.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.09, 53.48, 330.09°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.1319 -0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.151 331)
XYZ	xyz(15.8510, 9.5893, 22.4844)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3583 #358A3C

analogous

#66358A #8A3583 #8A3559

triadic

#8A3583 #838A35 #35838A

tetradic

#8A3583 #8A6635 #358A3C #35598A

square

#8A3583 #8A6635 #358A3C #35598A

split-complementary

#8A3583 #598A35 #358A66

monochromatic

#32132F #5E2459 #8A3583 #B646AD #C871C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8A3583 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A3583 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3583

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3583	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3583	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305085

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5C81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3583;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.151 331.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72a7',
    500: '#8a3583',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3583;
$custom-light: #af72a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3583",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.941,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47719,
    "c": 0.15078,
    "h": 331
  },
  "luminance": 0.09588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3583

secondary

#6AB170

accent

#D45E54

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#11080F

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3583

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

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