#8A38AC#8A38AC

#8A38AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.185 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38AC
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 172)
HSL	hsl(282, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 67.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 53.00, -47.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 70.84, 318.43°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.1293 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.185 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3406, 11.2108, 40.1668)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38AC #5AAC38

analogous

#5038AC #8A38AC #AC3894

triadic

#8A38AC #AC8A38 #38AC8A

tetradic

#8A38AC #AC5038 #5AAC38 #3894AC

square

#8A38AC #AC5038 #5AAC38 #3894AC

split-complementary

#8A38AC #94AC38 #38AC50

monochromatic

#401A50 #65297E #8A38AC #A858C9 #C087D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8A38AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8A38AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38AC

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38AC	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3360A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.185 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075c5',
    500: '#8a38ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38ac;
$custom-light: #b075c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.414,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50531,
    "c": 0.18493,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38AC

secondary

#92C27E

accent

#DA4D77

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38AC

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

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