#8A38A2#8A38A2

#8A38A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.175 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38A2
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 162)
HSL	hsl(286, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 65%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 65.4%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.31, 50.92, -42.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.31, 66.02, 320.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1297 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.175 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4161, 10.8410, 35.2979)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38A2 #50A238

analogous

#5538A2 #8A38A2 #A23885

triadic

#8A38A2 #A28A38 #38A28A

tetradic

#8A38A2 #A25538 #50A238 #3885A2

square

#8A38A2 #A25538 #50A238 #3885A2

split-complementary

#8A38A2 #85A238 #38A255

monochromatic

#3D1947 #632875 #8A38A2 #AA53C4 #C181D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#8A38A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8A38A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38A2

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38A2	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1357A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.175 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74be',
    500: '#8a38a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38a2;
$custom-light: #af74be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.415,
    "s": 48.624,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49884,
    "c": 0.17511,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38A2

secondary

#88BD79

accent

#D8506F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38A2

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

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