#8A39AF#8A39AF

#8A39AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.187 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39AF
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 175)
HSL	hsl(281, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 67.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 53.19, -48.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 71.79, 317.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.1279 -0.1358)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.187 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6809, 11.4253, 41.7177)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39AF #5EAF39

analogous

#4F39AF #8A39AF #AF3999

triadic

#8A39AF #AF8A39 #39AF8A

tetradic

#8A39AF #AF4F39 #5EAF39 #3999AF

square

#8A39AF #AF4F39 #5EAF39 #3999AF

split-complementary

#8A39AF #99AF39 #39AF4F

monochromatic

#411B53 #662A81 #8A39AF #A75BCA #C08AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8A39AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A39AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39AF

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39AF	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3161AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86516F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.187 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075c7',
    500: '#8a39af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39af;
$custom-light: #b075c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.186,
    "s": 50.862,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50847,
    "c": 0.18658,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39AF

secondary

#96C381

accent

#DA4D7A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39AF

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

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