#8A3799#8A3799

#8A3799 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.168 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3799
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(291, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 64.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 49.56, -37.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 62.28, 322.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1309 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.168 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5965, 10.4364, 31.2184)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3799 #469937

analogous

#593799 #8A3799 #993777

triadic

#8A3799 #998A37 #37998A

tetradic

#8A3799 #995937 #469937 #377799

square

#8A3799 #995937 #469937 #377799

split-complementary

#8A3799 #779937 #379959

monochromatic

#39173F #61276C #8A3799 #AE4EBF #C37BD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8A3799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A3799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3799

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3799	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F559C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.168 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74b7',
    500: '#8a3799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3799;
$custom-light: #af74b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.816,
    "s": 47.115,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49209,
    "c": 0.16786,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3799

secondary

#7EB973

accent

#D75166

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3799

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

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