#8A3897#8A3897

#8A3897 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.165 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3897
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 151)
HSL	hsl(292, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(292, 63%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 62.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.67, 48.71, -36.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.67, 60.82, 323.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1296 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.165 322)
XYZ	xyz(17.4807, 10.4669, 30.3717)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3897 #459738

analogous

#5A3897 #8A3897 #973875

triadic

#8A3897 #978A38 #38978A

tetradic

#8A3897 #975A38 #459738 #387597

square

#8A3897 #975A38 #459738 #387597

split-complementary

#8A3897 #759738 #38975A

monochromatic

#38173E #61276A #8A3897 #AE4FBE #C37BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8A3897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A3897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3897

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3897	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23559A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.165 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74b6',
    500: '#8a3897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3897;
$custom-light: #af74b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.789,
    "s": 45.894,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4921,
    "c": 0.1645,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.10466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3897

secondary

#7DB773

accent

#D65264

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3897

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

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