#8A38AF#8A38AF

#8A38AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.188 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38AF
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(281, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 53.63, -48.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 72.29, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.73% 0.1291 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(50.73% 0.188 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6319, 11.3274, 41.7014)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38AF #5DAF38

analogous

#4F38AF #8A38AF #AF3898

triadic

#8A38AF #AF8A38 #38AF8A

tetradic

#8A38AF #AF4F38 #5DAF38 #3898AF

square

#8A38AF #AF4F38 #5DAF38 #3898AF

split-complementary

#8A38AF #98AF38 #38AF4F

monochromatic

#411A52 #652981 #8A38AF #A75ACA #C088D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8A38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38AF

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38AF	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3060AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86506F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.188 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075c7',
    500: '#8a38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38af;
$custom-light: #b075c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.345,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50731,
    "c": 0.18791,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38AF

secondary

#95C380

accent

#DB4D79

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38AF

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

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