#8A3797#8A3797

#8A3797 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.166 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3797
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 151)
HSL	hsl(292, 47%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(292, 64%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 49.17, -36.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 61.35, 323.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.1308 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.166 322)
XYZ	xyz(17.4327, 10.3709, 30.3557)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3797 #449737

analogous

#5A3797 #8A3797 #973774

triadic

#8A3797 #978A37 #37978A

tetradic

#8A3797 #975A37 #449737 #377497

square

#8A3797 #975A37 #449737 #377497

split-complementary

#8A3797 #749737 #37975A

monochromatic

#38163D #61276A #8A3797 #AF4DBE #C37ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8A3797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A3797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3797

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3797	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21559A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4662

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.166 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74b6',
    500: '#8a3797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3797;
$custom-light: #af74b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.875,
    "s": 46.602,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49089,
    "c": 0.16595,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.1037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3797

secondary

#7CB872

accent

#D65264

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3797

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

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