#8A378D#8A378D

#8A378D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.157 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A378D
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 141)
HSL	hsl(298, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(298, 61%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 61%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 47.25, -31.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 56.78, 326.33°)
OKLab	oklab(48.51% 0.1303 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(48.51% 0.157 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.6548, 10.0597, 26.2586)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A378D #3A8D37

analogous

#5F378D #8A378D #8D3765

triadic

#8A378D #8D8A37 #378D8A

tetradic

#8A378D #8D5F37 #3A8D37 #37658D

square

#8A378D #8D5F37 #3A8D37 #37658D

split-complementary

#8A378D #658D37 #378D5F

monochromatic

#341535 #5F2661 #8A378D #B449B8 #C675C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8A378D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A378D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A378D

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A378D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A378D	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5390

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485D8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E425D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a378d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.157 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73ae',
    500: '#8a378d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a378d;
$custom-light: #af73ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a378d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.907,
    "s": 43.878,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4851,
    "c": 0.15663,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A378D

secondary

#70B26E

accent

#D45459

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A378D

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

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