#8A39B3#8A39B3

#8A39B3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.191 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39B3
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 179)
HSL	hsl(280, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 68.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.55, 54.05, -50.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.55, 73.74, 317.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.1276 -0.1415)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.191 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.0796, 11.5847, 43.8174)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39B3 #62B339

analogous

#4D39B3 #8A39B3 #B3399F

triadic

#8A39B3 #B38A39 #39B38A

tetradic

#8A39B3 #B34D39 #62B339 #399FB3

square

#8A39B3 #B34D39 #62B339 #399FB3

split-complementary

#8A39B3 #9FB339 #39B34D

monochromatic

#421B56 #662A85 #8A39B3 #A75ECC #C08CDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8A39B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8A39B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39B3

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39B3	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D61B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.191 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076ca',
    500: '#8a39b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39b3;
$custom-light: #b076ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.836,
    "s": 51.695,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51117,
    "c": 0.19058,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.11584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39B3

secondary

#99C583

accent

#DB4D7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39B3

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

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