#8A39BD#8A39BD

#8A39BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.201 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A39BD
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 69.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.22, 56.23, -54.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.22, 78.63, 315.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1266 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.201 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1278, 12.0040, 49.3383)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A39BD #6CBD39

analogous

#4839BD #8A39BD #BD39AE

triadic

#8A39BD #BD8A39 #39BD8A

tetradic

#8A39BD #BD4839 #6CBD39 #39AEBD

square

#8A39BD #BD4839 #6CBD39 #39AEBD

split-complementary

#8A39BD #AEBD39 #39BD48

monochromatic

#451D5F #682B8E #8A39BD #A663D0 #C192DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8A39BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8A39BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A39BD

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A39BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A39BD	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D62BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a39bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.201 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176d2',
    500: '#8a39bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a39bd;
$custom-light: #b176d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a39bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.818,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51813,
    "c": 0.20059,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A39BD

secondary

#A2C989

accent

#DD4B83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A39BD

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

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