#8A3787#8A3787

#8A3787 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.151 H 329.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3787
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 135)
HSL	hsl(302, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(302, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 2.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, 46.14, -28.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 54.12, 328.49°)
OKLab	oklab(48.18% 0.1297 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(48.18% 0.151 329)
XYZ	xyz(16.2204, 9.8860, 23.9708)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3787 #378A3A

analogous

#64378A #8A3787 #8A375D

triadic

#8A3787 #878A37 #37878A

tetradic

#8A3787 #8A6437 #378A3A #375D8A

square

#8A3787 #8A6437 #378A3A #375D8A

split-complementary

#8A3787 #5D8A37 #378A64

monochromatic

#321431 #5E265C #8A3787 #B648B2 #C874C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A3787 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A3787 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3787

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3787	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3787	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305189

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5D85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F405A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3787;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.151 329.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73aa',
    500: '#8a3787',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3787;
$custom-light: #af73aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3787",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.169,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48181,
    "c": 0.15121,
    "h": 329
  },
  "luminance": 0.09885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3787

secondary

#6DB06F

accent

#D35A55

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3787

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

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