#8A38AA#8A38AA

#8A38AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.183 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38AA
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(283, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 52.58, -46.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 69.87, 318.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% 0.1294 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.183 315)
XYZ	xyz(19.1499, 11.1346, 39.1628)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38AA #58AA38

analogous

#5138AA #8A38AA #AA3891

triadic

#8A38AA #AA8A38 #38AA8A

tetradic

#8A38AA #AA5138 #58AA38 #3891AA

square

#8A38AA #AA5138 #58AA38 #3891AA

split-complementary

#8A38AA #91AA38 #38AA51

monochromatic

#3F1A4E #65297C #8A38AA #A857C8 #C085D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8A38AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A38AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38AA

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38AA	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3560A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.183 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075c4',
    500: '#8a38aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38aa;
$custom-light: #b075c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.158,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50399,
    "c": 0.18296,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.11134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38AA

secondary

#90C17D

accent

#DA4E75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38AA

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

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