#8A39A1#8A39A1

#8A39A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.173 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39A1
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 161)
HSL	hsl(287, 48%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(287, 65%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 64.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 50.25, -41.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 65.02, 320.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.1285 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.173 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3765, 10.9035, 34.8479)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39A1 #50A139

analogous

#5639A1 #8A39A1 #A13984

triadic

#8A39A1 #A18A39 #39A18A

tetradic

#8A39A1 #A15639 #50A139 #3984A1

square

#8A39A1 #A15639 #50A139 #3984A1

split-complementary

#8A39A1 #84A139 #39A156

monochromatic

#3D1947 #632974 #8A39A1 #AA55C3 #C182D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8A39A1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8A39A1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39A1

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39A1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39A1	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1758A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39a1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.173 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75bd',
    500: '#8a39a1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39a1;
$custom-light: #af75bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39a1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.731,
    "s": 47.706,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49941,
    "c": 0.17273,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39A1

secondary

#88BC79

accent

#D7506E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39A1

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

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