#8A398D#8A398D

#8A398D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.154 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A398D
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 141)
HSL	hsl(298, 42%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(298, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 59.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 46.31, -30.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 55.69, 326.26°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% 0.1276 -0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.154 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.7517, 10.2536, 26.2909)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A398D #3C8D39

analogous

#60398D #8A398D #8D3966

triadic

#8A398D #8D8A39 #398D8A

tetradic

#8A398D #8D6039 #3C8D39 #39668D

square

#8A398D #8D6039 #3C8D39 #39668D

split-complementary

#8A398D #668D39 #398D60

monochromatic

#351636 #5F2761 #8A398D #B34CB7 #C678C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8A398D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A398D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A398D

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A398D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A398D	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a398d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.154 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74ae',
    500: '#8a398d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a398d;
$custom-light: #af74ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a398d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.857,
    "s": 42.424,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48761,
    "c": 0.15358,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A398D

secondary

#73B270

accent

#D2565A

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#110910

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A398D

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

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