#8A39AA#8A39AA

#8A39AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.182 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39AA
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 170)
HSL	hsl(283, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 52.12, -45.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 69.36, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1282 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.182 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1989, 11.2325, 39.1792)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39AA #59AA39

analogous

#5239AA #8A39AA #AA3992

triadic

#8A39AA #AA8A39 #39AA8A

tetradic

#8A39AA #AA5239 #59AA39 #3992AA

square

#8A39AA #AA5239 #59AA39 #3992AA

split-complementary

#8A39AA #92AA39 #39AA52

monochromatic

#401A4E #652A7C #8A39AA #A859C7 #C087D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8A39AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A39AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39AA

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39AA	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3660A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.182 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75c4',
    500: '#8a39aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39aa;
$custom-light: #af75c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.009,
    "s": 49.78,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50516,
    "c": 0.18161,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39AA

secondary

#91C17E

accent

#D94E76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39AA

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

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