#8A3796#8A3796

#8A3796 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.165 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3796
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 150)
HSL	hsl(292, 46%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(292, 63%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 63.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 48.97, -36.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 60.88, 323.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1308 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.165 322.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3519, 10.3386, 29.9298)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3796 #439637

analogous

#5A3796 #8A3796 #963772

triadic

#8A3796 #968A37 #37968A

tetradic

#8A3796 #965A37 #439637 #377296

square

#8A3796 #965A37 #439637 #377296

split-complementary

#8A3796 #729637 #37965A

monochromatic

#38163C #612769 #8A3796 #AF4DBE #C379CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8A3796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A3796 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3796

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3796	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.165 322.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74b5',
    500: '#8a3796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3796;
$custom-light: #af74b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.421,
    "s": 46.341,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49029,
    "c": 0.16501,
    "h": 322.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3796

secondary

#7BB772

accent

#D65263

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3796

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

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