#8A38B3#8A38B3

#8A38B3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.192 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A38B3
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 179)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 68.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 54.49, -50.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 74.24, 317.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.1287 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.192 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.0306, 11.4868, 43.8011)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A38B3 #61B338

analogous

#4C38B3 #8A38B3 #B3389E

triadic

#8A38B3 #B38A38 #38B38A

tetradic

#8A38B3 #B34C38 #61B338 #389EB3

square

#8A38B3 #B34C38 #61B338 #389EB3

split-complementary

#8A38B3 #9EB338 #38B34C

monochromatic

#421B56 #662984 #8A38B3 #A75CCC #C08BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8A38B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A38B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A38B3

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A38B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A38B3	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B61B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a38b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.192 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075ca',
    500: '#8a38b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a38b3;
$custom-light: #b075ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a38b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51003,
    "c": 0.19187,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A38B3

secondary

#98C582

accent

#DC4C7C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A38B3

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

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