#8A3699#8A3699

#8A3699 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.169 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3699
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 48%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(291, 65%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 64.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, 50.02, -37.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 62.80, 322.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.1321 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.169 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5495, 10.3424, 31.2027)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3699 #459936

analogous

#583699 #8A3699 #993676

triadic

#8A3699 #998A36 #36998A

tetradic

#8A3699 #995836 #459936 #367699

square

#8A3699 #995836 #459936 #367699

split-complementary

#8A3699 #769936 #369958

monochromatic

#38163F #61266C #8A3699 #AE4CC0 #C37AD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8A3699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A3699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3699

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3699	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D549C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.169 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73b7',
    500: '#8a3699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3699;
$custom-light: #af73b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.909,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4909,
    "c": 0.16928,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3699

secondary

#7DB972

accent

#D75065

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3699

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

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