#8A38AD#8A38AD

#8A38AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.186 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38AD
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(282, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.00, 53.21, -47.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.00, 71.32, 318.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% 0.1292 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.186 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.4370, 11.2494, 40.6745)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38AD #5BAD38

analogous

#4F38AD #8A38AD #AD3896

triadic

#8A38AD #AD8A38 #38AD8A

tetradic

#8A38AD #AD4F38 #5BAD38 #3896AD

square

#8A38AD #AD4F38 #5BAD38 #3896AD

split-complementary

#8A38AD #96AD38 #38AD4F

monochromatic

#401A51 #65297F #8A38AD #A859C9 #C087D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#8A38AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A38AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38AD

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38AD	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3260AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.186 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075c6',
    500: '#8a38ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38ad;
$custom-light: #b075c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.051,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50597,
    "c": 0.18593,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.11249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38AD

secondary

#93C27F

accent

#DB4D78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38AD

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

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