#8A3899#8A3899

#8A3899 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.166 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3899
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(291, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 63.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.78, 49.10, -37.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.78, 61.75, 322.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.1296 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.166 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6445, 10.5324, 31.2344)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3899 #479938

analogous

#593899 #8A3899 #993877

triadic

#8A3899 #998A38 #38998A

tetradic

#8A3899 #995938 #479938 #387799

square

#8A3899 #995938 #479938 #387799

split-complementary

#8A3899 #779938 #389959

monochromatic

#39173F #62286C #8A3899 #AE4FBF #C27CCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8A3899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A3899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3899

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3899	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21559C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.166 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74b7',
    500: '#8a3899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3899;
$custom-light: #af74b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.722,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4933,
    "c": 0.16641,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3899

secondary

#7FB874

accent

#D65266

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3899

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

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