#8A3794#8A3794

#8A3794 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.163 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3794
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 148)
HSL	hsl(294, 46%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(294, 63%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 62.8%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 48.59, -35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 59.96, 324.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.91% 0.1307 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(48.91% 0.163 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1922, 10.2747, 29.0889)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3794 #419437

analogous

#5B3794 #8A3794 #943770

triadic

#8A3794 #948A37 #37948A

tetradic

#8A3794 #945B37 #419437 #377094

square

#8A3794 #945B37 #419437 #377094

split-complementary

#8A3794 #709437 #37945B

monochromatic

#37163B #602667 #8A3794 #B04CBC #C478CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8A3794 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A3794 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3794

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3794	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3794	1.00	6.87	3.05	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455E92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3794;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.163 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73b4',
    500: '#8a3794',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3794;
$custom-light: #af73b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3794",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.548,
    "s": 45.813,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48911,
    "c": 0.16313,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3794

secondary

#78B671

accent

#D55260

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3794

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

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