#8A3596#8A3596

#8A3596 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.168 H 322.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3596
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 150)
HSL	hsl(293, 48%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(293, 65%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 64.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 49.88, -36.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 61.93, 323.66°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.1333 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.168 322.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.2588, 10.1524, 29.8988)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3596 #419635

analogous

#593596 #8A3596 #963572

triadic

#8A3596 #968A35 #35968A

tetradic

#8A3596 #965935 #419635 #357296

square

#8A3596 #965935 #419635 #357296

split-complementary

#8A3596 #729635 #359659

monochromatic

#37153C #602569 #8A3596 #B049BF #C477CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8A3596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8A3596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3596

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3596	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F5399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.168 322.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af72b5',
    500: '#8a3596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3596;
$custom-light: #af72b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.577,
    "s": 47.783,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48791,
    "c": 0.16789,
    "h": 322.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3596

secondary

#78B76F

accent

#D75061

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3596

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

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