#8A39A2#8A39A2

#8A39A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.174 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39A2
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 162)
HSL	hsl(286, 48%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(286, 65%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.48, 50.46, -41.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.48, 65.50, 320.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50% 0.1285 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.174 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4650, 10.9389, 35.3142)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39A2 #51A239

analogous

#5639A2 #8A39A2 #A23985

triadic

#8A39A2 #A28A39 #39A28A

tetradic

#8A39A2 #A25639 #51A239 #3985A2

square

#8A39A2 #A25639 #51A239 #3985A2

split-complementary

#8A39A2 #85A239 #39A256

monochromatic

#3D1947 #632975 #8A39A2 #AA55C3 #C182D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8A39A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8A39A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39A2

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39A2	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1558A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D609F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.174 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75be',
    500: '#8a39a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39a2;
$custom-light: #af75be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.286,
    "s": 47.945,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50004,
    "c": 0.17371,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39A2

secondary

#89BD7A

accent

#D8506F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39A2

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