#8A3987#8A3987

#8A3987 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.148 H 329.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3987
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 135)
HSL	hsl(302, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(302, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 2.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 45.20, -27.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 53.03, 328.46°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.127 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.148 329)
XYZ	xyz(16.3174, 10.0798, 24.0031)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3987 #398A3C

analogous

#64398A #8A3987 #8A395E

triadic

#8A3987 #878A39 #39878A

tetradic

#8A3987 #8A6439 #398A3C #395E8A

square

#8A3987 #8A6439 #398A3C #395E8A

split-complementary

#8A3987 #5E8A39 #398A64

monochromatic

#331532 #5F275D #8A3987 #B54BB1 #C777C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8A3987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A3987 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3987

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3987	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325289

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5D85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F425A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.148 329.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae74aa',
    500: '#8a3987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3987;
$custom-light: #ae74aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.222,
    "s": 41.538,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48435,
    "c": 0.1481,
    "h": 329
  },
  "luminance": 0.10079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3987

secondary

#6FB071

accent

#D15B56

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3987

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

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