#8A38AE#8A38AE

#8A38AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.187 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38AE
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(282, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.06, 53.42, -47.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.06, 71.81, 318.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.66% 0.1291 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(50.66% 0.187 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5341, 11.2882, 41.1860)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38AE #5CAE38

analogous

#4F38AE #8A38AE #AE3897

triadic

#8A38AE #AE8A38 #38AE8A

tetradic

#8A38AE #AE4F38 #5CAE38 #3897AE

square

#8A38AE #AE4F38 #5CAE38 #3897AE

split-complementary

#8A38AE #97AE38 #38AE4F

monochromatic

#411A51 #652980 #8A38AE #A759CA #C088D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8A38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8A38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38AE

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38AE	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3160AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.187 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075c7',
    500: '#8a38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38ae;
$custom-light: #b075c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.695,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50664,
    "c": 0.18692,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38AE

secondary

#94C37F

accent

#DB4D78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38AE

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

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