#8A3894#8A3894

#8A3894 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.162 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3894
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 148)
HSL	hsl(293, 45%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(293, 62%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 62.2%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 48.12, -34.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 59.43, 324.07°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1294 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.162 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2402, 10.3707, 29.1049)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3894 #429438

analogous

#5C3894 #8A3894 #943870

triadic

#8A3894 #948A38 #38948A

tetradic

#8A3894 #945C38 #429438 #387094

square

#8A3894 #945C38 #429438 #387094

split-complementary

#8A3894 #709438 #38945C

monochromatic

#37163B #612768 #8A3894 #B04DBC #C47ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8A3894 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A3894 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3894

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3894	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3894	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)

#265497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455E92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3894;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.162 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74b4',
    500: '#8a3894',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3894;
$custom-light: #af74b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3894",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.478,
    "s": 45.098,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49034,
    "c": 0.16165,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3894

secondary

#79B672

accent

#D55361

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3894

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

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